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J Yamaki, T Yamamoto, H Okada.
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The ability of human uterine endometrium to aromatize androstenedione to estrogens was investigated using 10 normal and neoplastic tissues. Normal and neoplastic endometrial homogenates were incubated with [6,7-3H]androstenedione (A) and NADPH. Estrone (E1) and estradiol (E2) were subsequently isolated in amounts ranging from 0-17600 fmol/h/g and 0-377 fmol/h/g, respectively, from the incubates after purifications by using Bio-Rad AG1-X2 column, thin layer chromatographies and co-crystallization. The conversion of A to E1 and E2 was significantly higher in neoplastic tissues.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 3974228 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(85)90142-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Steroid Biochem ISSN: 0022-4731 Impact factor: 4.292