The effect of age and menstrual cycle upon proliferative activity of the normal human breast

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 163-170

  Potten, C S ^a   Watson, R J ^b   Williams, G T ^b   Tickle, S ^a   Roberts, S A ^a   Harris, M ^b   Howell, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RADIOISOTOPE;

BREAST; CELL GROWTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGE; MITOTIC INDEX; PARITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0023793193     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1988.185     Document Type: Article

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