Studies on Steroid Metabolism in Breast Adipose Tissue

O'Neill, John Stephen (1988) Studies on Steroid Metabolism in Breast Adipose Tissue. MD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

Adipose tissue is an important site of peripheral oestrogen biosynthesis. Since oestrogens have been implicated in the natural history of breast cancer and the human breast is invested in an abundance of adipose tissue the significance of such activity in breast adipose tissue was investigated.

• Item Type: Thesis (MD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Keywords: Medicine, Endocrinology
• Date of Award: 1988
• Depositing User: Enlighten Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:1988-76833
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2020 09:33
• Last Modified: 14 Jan 2020 09:33
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/76833