The inhibitory effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate on steroid sulfatase in human uterine endometrial cancer cells

Endocrine-Related Cancer

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 337-340

  Yamamoto, T ^a   Yokota, K ^a   Urabe, M ^a   Kitawaki, J ^a   Honjo, H ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; STERYL SULFATASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

EID: 0030476357     PISSN: 13510088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/erc.0.0030337     Document Type: Article

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