19-oxygenations of 3-deoxy androgens, potent competitive inhibitors of estrogen biosynthesis, with human placental aromatase

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 173-179

  Numazawa, M ^a   Nagaoka, M ^a   Morio, M ^a   Kamiyama, T ^a  

^a TOHOKU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; ESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; PLACENTA;

ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTIBODIES; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; ESTROGENS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLACENTA; PROTEIN BINDING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033490365     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(99)00142-9     Document Type: Article

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