Aromatase gene expression and its exon I usage in human breast tumors. Detection of aromatase messenger RNA by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-171

  Zhou, Changbao ^a   Zhou, Dujin ^a   Esteban, Jose ^a   Murai, James ^b   Siiteri, Pentti K ^b   Wilczynski, Sharon ^a   Chen, Shiuan ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; EXON; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AROMATASE; BASE SEQUENCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE; DNA PRIMERS; EXONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARY; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030266161     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00100-8     Document Type: Article

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