Catechol estrogens as biomarkers for mammary gland cancer

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 177-183

  Calaf, Gloria M ^a,b   Garrido, Fernando ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Catechol estrogens; Mammary gland cancer

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; MALATHION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER GROWTH; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ESTROGENS, CATECHOL; FEMALE; MALATHION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 79955983060     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2011.1008     Document Type: Article

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