Aberrant expression of aromatase in breast cancer tissues

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3-6, 1997, Pages 175-184

  Harada, Nobuhiro ^a  

^a Inst Compreh Med Sci   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; FORSKOLIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHORBOL ESTER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

BREAST CANCER; CELL CULTURE; COCULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXON; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SERUM; STROMA CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 0031120061     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00200-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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