Extra-gonadal sites of estrogen biosynthesis and function

BMB Reports

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 488-496

  Barakat, Radwa ^a,b   Oakley, Oliver ^c   Kim, Heehyen ^d   Jin, Jooyoung ^d   Ko, CheMyong Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Benha University   (Egypt)

^c EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Estrogen receptor; Extra gonadal

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; APPETITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BONE; BRAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIVER; METABOLISM; NEOPLASMS; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; APPETITE; BONE AND BONES; BRAIN; ESTROGENS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIVER; NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SKIN;

EID: 84992406213     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2016.49.9.141     Document Type: Review

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