Aromatase in skeletal muscle

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-492

  Larionov, A A ^a,b   Vasyliev, D A ^b   Mason, J I ^a   Howie, A F ^a   Berstein, L M ^b   Miller, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b N N PETROV RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aromatase; CYP19; Estrogen; Muscle

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DONOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ORGAN WEIGHT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

TRITIUM;

EID: 0038218014     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(03)00059-1     Document Type: Article

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