Presence of luteinizing hormone/human chorionic gonadotropin receptors in male breast tissues

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 4119-4123

  Carlson, Harold E ^a   Kane, Philip ^a   Lei, Z M ^b   Li, X ^b   Rao, C V ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MALE BREAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, LH; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 4043088004     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031882     Document Type: Article

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