Variability of glutathione levels in normal breast tissue and subcutaneous fat during the menstrual cycle: An in vivo study with microdialysis technique

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1382-1384

  Dabrosin, Charlotta ^a   Öllinger, Karin ^a   Ungerstedt, Urban ^b   Hammar, Mats ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GLUTATHIONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICRODIALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0031006005     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.5.1382     Document Type: Article

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