Aromatase activity and expression in breast cancer and benign breast tissue stromal cells

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 200-208

  Santner, Steven J ^a,b   Pauley, Robert J ^a,b   Tait, Larry ^a,b   Kaseta, Jennifer ^a   Santen, Richard J ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYCLIC AMP; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN; PHORBOL ESTER;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL; TUMOR GROWTH;

AGED; AROMATASE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BUCLADESINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHORBOL ESTERS; RNA, MESSENGER; STROMAL CELLS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031027033     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.1.200     Document Type: Article

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