Estrogens and growth: Review

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-334

  Chagin, Andrei S ^a   Sävendahl, Lars ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Chondrocyte; Estrogen; Estrogen receptor; Growth plate

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GROWTH HORMONE; LETROZOLE; RALOXIFENE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; SEX HORMONE; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; APOPTOSIS; BONE GROWTH; BONE MINERALIZATION; BREAST CANCER; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; EPIPHYSEAL CARTILAGE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH PLATE; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHENOTYPE; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SHORT STATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; ESTROGENS; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS;

EID: 34547101200     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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