Increased expression of estrogen receptor β in chemically transformed human breast epithelial cells

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1225-1228

  Hu, Yun Fu ^a   Lau, Kin Mang ^b   Ho, Shuk Mei ^b   Russo, Jose ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cell transformation; Chemical carcinogens; Estrogen receptor

Indexed keywords

7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CARCINOGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; ONCOGENE RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR GROWTH;

9,10-DIMETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE; BENZO(A)PYRENE; BREAST; CARCINOGENS; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, RAS; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0007575663     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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