New heterocyclic derivatives of benzimidazole with germicidal activity: Part XIII. In vitro aromatase inhibitory activity; preliminary observations

Farmaco

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 327-330

  Pedini, Mauro ^a   Alunni Bistocchi, Giovanni ^a   De Meo, Giovanni ^a   Lepri, Enrica ^b   Bastianini, Loretta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Sezione di Farmacologia   (Italy)

^c Dip Medicina Sperimentale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Benzimidazoles; Inhibitory activity

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; AROMATASE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

EID: 0345189545     PISSN: 0014827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-827X(99)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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