Aromatase activity and CYP19 gene expression in breast cancers

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-198

  Sourdaine, Pascal ^a   Mullen, Peter ^a   White, Roger ^b   Telford, June ^a   Parker, Malcolm G ^b   Miller, William R ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME P450; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AROMATASE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030267108     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00110-0     Document Type: Article

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