Modulation of aromatase activity by growth factors in an androgen sensitive human prostate cancer cell line, LNCaP

Cancer Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 167-172

  Block, Janice L ^a   Block, Norman L ^a   Lokeshwar, Bal L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Aromatase; Growth factors; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; BUCLADESINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; PEPTIDE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 0029967872     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(96)04176-6     Document Type: Article

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