Major hyperestrogenism in a feminizing adrenocortical adenoma despite a moderate overexpression of the aromatase enzyme

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 457-461

  Bouraïma, Hélène ^b   Lireux, Barbara ^a   Mittre, Hervé ^a   Benhaim, Annie ^b   Herrou, Michel ^a   Mahoudeau, Jacques ^a   Guillon Metz, Francoise ^a   Kottler, Marie Laure ^a   Reznik, Yves ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMINIZATION; GYNECOMASTIA; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; FEMINIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0038407858     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1480457     Document Type: Article

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