In vitro evaluation of aromatase enzyme in granulosa cells using a [11C]vorozole binding assay

Steroids

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 266-272

  Kirilovas, Dmitrijus ^a   Bergström, Mats ^b   Bonasera, Thomas A ^b   Bergström Pettermann, Elisabeth ^b   Naessen, Tord ^a   Holte, Jan ^a   Carlström, Kjell ^c   Simberg, Niklas ^a   Långström, Bengt ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Granulosa cells; In vitro; PET; Vorozole

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CARBON 11; CYTOCHROME P450; FOLLITROPIN; VOROZOLE;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OOCYTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0033030336     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(98)00120-2     Document Type: Article

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