- aromatase
- noun Etymology: aromatic + -ase Date: 1984 an enzyme or complex of enzymes that promotes the conversion of an androgen into estrogen
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Aromatase — Bändermodell nach PDB … Deutsch Wikipedia
aromatase — aromatase. См. ароматаза. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
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Aromatase — L’aromatase est une enzyme responsable de la biosynthèse des œstrogènes. Les œstrogènes peuvent être la cause de cancers ou d autres maladies, les inhibiteurs de l aromatase sont fréquemment utilisés pour traiter ces pathologies. Aromatase… … Wikipédia en Français
Aromatase — An enzyme (actually an enzyme complex) involved in the production of estrogen that acts by catalyzing the conversion of testosterone (an androgen) to estradiol (an estrogen). Aromatase is located in estrogen producing cells in the adrenal glands … Medical dictionary
Aromatase inhibitor — Aromatase inhibitors (AI) are a class of drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer and ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women that block the aromatase enzyme.Type I and IIAIs are categorized into two types: [cite journal |author=Mokbel K… … Wikipedia
Aromatase inhibitor — A drug that inhibits the enzyme aromatase and thus lowers the level of the estrogen, estradiol. Aromatase inhibitors are a class of antiestrogens. Aromatase catalyzes the conversion of testosterone (an androgen) to estradiol (an estrogen) in… … Medical dictionary
aromatase inhibitor — any one of a class of drugs used in the treatment of early and advanced oestrogen dependent breast cancer in postmenopausal women. These drugs act by inhibiting the action of aromatase, an enzyme that promotes the conversion of testosterone to… … The new mediacal dictionary
aromatase inhibitor — A drug that prevents the formation of estradiol, a female hormone, by interfering with an aromatase enzyme. Aromatase inhibitors are used as a type of hormone therapy for postmenopausal women who have hormone dependent breast cancer … English dictionary of cancer terms
aromatase inhibitors — a class of drugs that inhibit aromatase activity and thus block production of estrogens; used to treat breast cancer and endometriosis … Medical dictionary
