Locally synthesized estrogen: A novel target in the development of OA

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-146

  Li, Feifei ^a   Yu, Shibin ^a   Feng, Xue ^a   Wang, Huan ^a   Fu, Shanmin ^a   Ding, Yin ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; BONE TURNOVER; CARTILAGE CELL; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FINGER OSTEOARTHRITIS; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNOVIUM;

ADULT; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 67349278808     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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