The two phyto-oestrogens genistein and quercetin exert different effects on oestrogen receptor function

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1150-1155

  Miodini, P ^a   Fioravanti, L ^a   Di Fronzo, G ^a,b   Cappelletti, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Genistein; Oestrogen receptor; Phyto oestrogens; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN D; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GENISTEIN; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN PS2; QUERCETIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATHEPSIN D; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENISTEIN; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; QUERCETIN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0033036785     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690479     Document Type: Article

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