Product of aromatase activity in intact LNCaP and MCF-7 human cancer cells

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3-6, 1997, Pages 287-292

  Castagnetta, Luigi A m ^a,b   Granata, Orazia M ^a   Bellavia, Vincenzo ^b   Amodio, Rosalba ^a   Scaccianoce, Eugenia ^a   Notarbartolo, Monica ^b   Follari, Maria R ^a   Miceli, M Dora ^b   Carruba, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Exp Oncol Molec Endocrinol U   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE;

ANIMAL CELL; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; SCINTILLATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 0031126191     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00213-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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