2-Methoxyestradiol, an endogenous metabolite of 17β-estradiol, inhibits adipocyte proliferation

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Picó, Catalina ^a   Puigserver, Pere ^a   Oliver, Paula ^a   Palou, Andren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

2 Methoxyestradiol; Adipocytes; Cell proliferation; Cultured brown adipocytes

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIBERNOMA; MALE; METABOLITE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STEM CELL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031763625     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006835124149     Document Type: Article

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