Controversies of aromatase localization in human breast cancer-Stromal versus parenchymal cells

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-5, 2007, Pages 97-101

  Miki, Yasuhiro ^a   Suzuki, Takashi ^a   Sasano, Hironobu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Breast carcinoma; Estrogen; Localization

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ADIPOCYTE; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; REVIEW; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 34548458419     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.05.007     Document Type: Review

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