Tamoxifen inhibits transforming growth factor-α gene expression in human breast carcinoma samples treated with triiodothyronine

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1047-1051

  Conde, S J ^a   Luvizotto, R A M ^a   Sibio, M T ^a   Katayama, M L H ^b   Brentani, M M ^b   Nogueira, C R ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breast cancer samples; Estrogen; Tamoxifen; TGF ; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN D1; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIOTHYRONINE; MESSENGER RNA; TAMOXIFEN; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MITOGENICITY; UPREGULATION;

EID: 63049106959     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345650     Document Type: Article

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