Tissue physiology and pathology of aromatase.

Steroids

Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, United States.

Published: January 2012

Aromatase is expressed in multiple tissues, indicating a crucial role for locally produced oestrogens in the differentiation, regulation and normal function of several organs and processes. This review is an overview of the role of aromatase in different tissues under normal physiological conditions and its contribution to the development of some oestrogen-related pathologies.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3286233PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.steroids.2011.10.013DOI Listing

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