Regulation of aromatase activity within the breast

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3-6, 1997, Pages 193-202

  Miller, W R ^a   Mullen, P ^a   Sourdaine, P ^a   Watson, C ^b   Dixon, J M ^c   Telford, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; FADROZOLE; FORMESTANE; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; LETROZOLE;

BREAST; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CYST; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031125443     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00202-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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