Estrogen biosynthesis in adipose tissue: Regulation by paracrine and autocrine mechanisms

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Simpson, E R ^a   Bulun, S E ^b   Nichols, J E ^b   Zhao, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; AGING; AROMATASE; CYTOKINES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-11; OBESITY; ONCOSTATIN M; PEPTIDES; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0029856216     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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