Expression of estrogen sulfotransferase in MCF-7 cells by cDNA transfection suppresses the estrogen response: Potential role of the enzyme in regulating estrogen-dependent growth of breast epithelial cells

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 555-560

  Qian, Yueming ^a   Deng, Chengjun ^a   Song, Wen Chao ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN SULFOTRANSFERASE; SULFOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TRANSFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BREAST; CELL DIVISION; DNA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, HORMONE-DEPENDENT; SULFOTRANSFERASES; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031819675     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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