Aromatase activity in breast adipose tissue from women with benign and malignant breast diseases

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 601-604

  O'neill J S ^a   Miller, W R ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AROMATASE; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023618396     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1987.248     Document Type: Article

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