Effects of leptin on breast cancer MCF-7 cells proliferation in vitro by regulation of estrogen receptor and VEGF

Chinese Journal of Cancer Prevention and Treatment

Volumn 14, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 1857-1859

  Wang, Shao Hong ^a   Ma, Xue Mei ^a   Gu, Jun Chao ^a   Zhang, Zhong Tao ^a   Wang, Yu ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Estrogen receptor; Leptin; Progesterone receptor; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 76649114087     PISSN: 16735269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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