Regulation of estrogen synthesis in postmenopausal women

Steroids

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 979-983

  Purohit, Atul ^a   Reed, Michael J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Breast cancer; Cytokines; Estrogen; Methoxyestrogen

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOKINE; ESTROGEN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREAST; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; POSTMENOPAUSE; REVIEW;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; AROMATASE; BREAST; CYTOKINES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0036887724     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(02)00046-6     Document Type: Article

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