Local endocrine effects of aromatase inhibitors within the breast

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 1-5, 2001, Pages 93-102

  Miller, W R ^a   Dixon, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitors; Breast cancer; Oestrogens

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CARBON 14; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; EXEMESTANE; LETROZOLE; TRITIUM;

BLOOD; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST; BREAST CARCINOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTION; PURIFICATION; RADIOACTIVITY; TIME; TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANDROSTADIENES; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, HORMONE-DEPENDENT; NITRILES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 0035716365     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(01)00148-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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