Characterization of estrogen-dependent growth of cultured MCF-7 human breast-cancer cells expressing 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 600-604

  Miettinen, Minna M ^a   Poutanen, Matti H ^a   Vihko, Reijo K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL DIVISION; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0029805976     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19961127)68:5<600::AID-IJC8>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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