Aromatase inhibitors : types, mode of action and indications / / Jean R. Lamonte, editor
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| Titolo: |
Aromatase inhibitors : types, mode of action and indications / / Jean R. Lamonte, editor
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| Pubblicazione: | Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.99/449061 |
| Soggetto topico: | Aromatase - Antagonists - Therapeutic use |
| Estrogen - Antagonists - Therapeutic use | |
| Breast - Cancer - Chemotherapy | |
| Ovaries - Cancer - Chemotherapy | |
| Altri autori: |
LamonteJean R
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Anti-estrogen agents : aromatase inhibitors; past, present, and future / Masanori Shimodaira and Tomohiro Nakayama -- Aromatase inhibitors : types, mode of action, and indications / Helena Aguilar and Ander Urruticoechea -- Aromatase inhibitors / Mosammat Rashida Begum, Maruf Siddiqui -- Upfront vs. sequential aromatase inhibitors : an ongoing or settled debate? / Tallal Younis ... [et al.] -- Aromatase expression in the endometrium and its role in the development of uterine pathology / Hugo Maia Jr ... [et al.] -- Aromatase inhibitors for the medical treatment of endometriosis / Kaei Nasu ... [et al.] -- An update of the use of aromatase inhibitors in the management of breast cancer / S. Tang, D.A.L. Morgan, and K.L. Cheung -- Aromatase inhibitors in ovulation induction : myth or reality? / Nikolaos P. Polyzos ... [et al.] -- The use of aromatase inhibitors in ovarian cancer and identification of responsive tumors / S.P. Langdon ... [et al.]. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Aromatase inhibitors (AI) are a class of drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer and ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women. Aromatase is an enzyme that synthesises oestrogen and aromatase inhibitors block the synthesis of oestrogen, which is needed in some cancers to grow. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Aromatase inhibitors |
| ISBN: | 1-61668-665-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910964649203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Cancer etiology, diagnosis, and treatments series.