Reduced COMT activity as a possible environmental risk factor for breast cancer. Opinion

Neurotoxicity Research

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 473-474

  Creveling, C R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Catechol estrogens; Catechol O methyltransferase; Isoflavenoids; Polyphenols; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; ESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; JAPAN; METABOLISM; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ENVIRONMENT; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342327727     PISSN: 10298428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03033157     Document Type: Note

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