Autocrine and paracrine actions of breast tumor aromatase. A three-dimensional cell culture study involving aromatase transfected MCF-7 and T-47D cells

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Sun, Xiu Zhu ^a   Zhou, Dujin ^a   Chen, Shiuan ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; ESTROGEN; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

ANDROGENS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AROMATASE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL COMMUNICATION; GENETIC VECTORS; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, HORMONE-DEPENDENT; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 0031458548     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(97)00068-X     Document Type: Article

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