Aromatase and steroid receptors in gynecomastia and male breast carcinoma: An immunohistochemical study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 3063-3067

  Sasano, Hironobu ^a   Kimura, Michio ^b   Shizawa, Soichiro ^a   Kimura, Noriko ^a   Nagura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Tohoku Kousai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AROMATASE; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; CARCINOMA; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, STEROID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029811818     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.8.3063     Document Type: Article

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