Effect of estrogen receptor β agonists on proliferation and gene expression of ovarian cancer cells

Abstract Background Estrogen receptor (ER) β has been suggested to affect ovarian carcinogenesis. We examined the effects of four ERβ agonists on proliferation and gene expression of two ovarian cancer cell lines. Methods OVCAR-3 and OAW-42 ovarian cancer cells were treated with the ERβ agonists ERB...

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Main Authors: Susanne Schüler-Toprak, Christoph Moehle, Maciej Skrzypczak, Olaf Ortmann, Oliver Treeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3246-0