A novel variant of ER-alpha, ER-alpha36 mediates testosterone-stimulated ERK and Akt activation in endometrial cancer Hec1A cells

• Main Authors: Wang Zhao-Yi (Author), Wang Zhen-Bo (Author), Liang Xing-Wei (Author), Yan Li-Ying (Author), Lin Sheng-Li (Author), Qiao Jie (Author), Schatten Heide (Author), Sun Qing-Yuan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Endometrial cancer is one of the most common gynecologic malignancies and its incidence has recently increased. Experimental and epidemiological data support that testosterone plays an important role in the pathogenesis of endometria...