Aromatase and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibition by flavonoids

Cancer Letters

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-106

  Le Bail, J C ^a   Laroche, T ^a   Marre Fournier, F ^a   Habrioux, G ^a  

^a UPRES EA 1085   (France)

Author keywords

17 Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Aromatase; Flavonoids

Indexed keywords

7 HYDROXYFLAVONE; 7 METHOXYFLAVANONE; 7 METHOXYFLAVONE; 7,8 DIHYDROXYFLAVONE; APIGENIN; AROMATASE; CHRYSIN; FLAVANONE; FLAVONE; FLAVONOID; GENISTEIN; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ISOFLAVONE; NARINGENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOTOPE LABELING; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; PREGNANCY;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0032217117     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(98)00211-0     Document Type: Article

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