Inhibition of breast cancer tissue aromatase activity and estrogen concentrations by the third-generation aromatase inhibitor vorozole

Cancer Research

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2109-2111

  De Jong, Paul C ^a,c   Van De Ven, Joost ^a   Nortier, Hans W R ^c   Maitimu Smeele, Inge ^a   Donker, Truus H ^c   Thijssen, Jos H H ^a   Slee, Peter H T J ^b   Blankenstein, Rien A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; VOROZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; AROMATASE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 0030926354     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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