Paracrine control of oestrogen production in breast cancer

Endocrine-Related Cancer

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 323-330

  Purohit, A ^a   Duncan, L J ^a   Wang, D Y ^a   Coldham, N G ^a   Ghilchik, M W ^b   Reed, M J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; PARACRINE EFFECT;

EID: 0030853316     PISSN: 13510088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/erc.0.0040323     Document Type: Article

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