Activity of progesterone and anti-progestins in a rat mammary primary cell culture system

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-121

  Taylor, J A ^a   Forsyth, I A ^a   Wang, M W ^b  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; LILOPRISTONE; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0030130508     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(96)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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