Growth inhibition of MCF-7 cells by estrogen is dependent upon a serum factor

Anticancer Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 2779-2783

  Tanji, Masao ^a   Katz, Barbara H ^b   Spink, Barbara C ^b   Carpenter, David O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cell growth assay; Estrogen receptor; Serum protein; Serum free media

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BLOOD PROTEINS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL DIVISION; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0033861583     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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