Transcriptional regulation of CYP19 gene (aromatase) expression in adipose stromal cells in primary culture

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3-6, 1997, Pages 203-210

  Zhao, Ying ^a   Agarwal, Veena R ^a   Mendelson, Carole R ^a   Simpson, Evan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; INTERLEUKIN 11; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; ONCOSTATIN M; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BREAST CANCER; CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROMA CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031120091     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-0760(97)80013-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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