Intracrine Regulation of Estrogen and Other Sex Steroid Levels in Endometrium and Non-gynecological Tissues; Pathology, Physiology, and Drug Discovery

• Main Authors: Gonda Konings (Author), Linda Brentjens (Author), Bert Delvoux (Author), Tero Linnanen (Author), Karlijn Cornel (Author), Pasi Koskimies (Author), Marlies Bongers (Author), Roy Kruitwagen (Author), Sofia Xanthoulea (Author), Andrea Romano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Our understanding of the intracrine (or local) regulation of estrogen and other steroid synthesis and degradation expanded in the last decades, also thanks to recent technological advances in chromatography mass-spectrometry. Estrogen responsive tissues and organs are not passive receivers of the po...