Potential utility of natural products as regulators of breast cancer-associated aromatase promoters
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Aromatase, the key enzyme in estrogen biosynthesis, converts androstenedione to estrone and testosterone to estradiol. The enzyme is expressed in various tissues such as ovary, placenta, bone, brain, skin, and adipose tissue. Aromatase enzyme is encoded by a sing...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-06-01
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Series: | Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology |
Online Access: | http://www.rbej.com/content/9/1/91 |