A mechanism for the suppression of estrogen production in polycystic ovary syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3686-3691

  Agarwal, Sanjay K ^a   Judd, Howard L ^b   Magoffin, Denis A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Univ of California Medical Center   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5ALPHA ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS; ETIOCHOLANOLONE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029842832     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.10.3686     Document Type: Article

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