ea0006p65 | Steroids | SFE2003
Solito E
, Froud K
, Christian H
, Morris J
, Buckingham J
Annexin 1 (ANXA1) is a Ca 2+ and phospholipid binding protein that plays an important role as a mediator of glucocorticoid (GC) action in the host-defence and neuroendocrine-systems. Our previous studies (Christian et al., 1998) in ovarietomised rats +/- oestradiol (E2) replacement suggested oestrogen may exert an inhibitory influence on ANXA1 expression in the pituitary gland. Our more recent finding that ANXA1 knockout mice exhibit unexpected sexual dimorphisms in...