Phenylacetic acid halides inhibit estrogen receptor (ER)-positive MCF-7 cells, but not ER-negative human breast cancer cells or normal breast epithelial cells

Anti-Cancer Drugs

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 288-292

  Johnson, De ^a   Ochieng, J ^a   Evans, S L ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alamar blue; Antiestrogenic; Antiproliferative; Breast cancer; Estrogen receptor positive; Substituted phenylacetic acids

Indexed keywords

ALAMAR BLUE; ANTIESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PHENYLACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHENYLACETIC ACID HALIDE; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

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

EID: 0029953538     PISSN: 09594973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001813-199605000-00008     Document Type: Article

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