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estrogen biosynthetic process

Known as: estrogen synthesis, estrogen biosynthesis, oestrogen biosynthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of estrogens, C18 steroid hormones that can stimulate the development of female sexual… 
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The CYP3A4*1B variant is related to the onset of puberty, a known risk factor for the development of breast cancer.
Breast development, one of the first signs of puberty, is closely associated with age at menarche; and early menarche is in turn… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Structure–function studies of aromatase and its inhibitors: a progress report
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Catechol estrogen production in rat microsomes after treatment with indole-3-carbinol, ascorbigen, or β-naphthaflavone: A comparison of stable isotope dilution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry…
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Synergistic induction of aromatase activity in the rat brain by estradiol and 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone.
Estrogens are produced locally from androgen precursors by cells within the hypothalamus and preoptic area (POA). The activity of… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
10 beta-propynyl-substituted steroids. Mechanism-based enzyme-activated irreversible inhibitors of estrogen biosynthesis.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Origin of Estrogen in a Postmenopausal Woman With a Nonendocrine Tumor of the Ovary and Endometrial Hyperplasia
The origin and quantity of estrogen and androgen were measured in a postmenopausal woman with clinical signs of estrogen excess… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Catechol estrogen formation by the human fetal brain and pituitary.
Homogenates of central neuroendocrine tissues from 2 male and 1 female midtrimester fetuses were incubated with (23H) estradiol… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Catechol estrogen formation in the central nervous system of the rat.
Conversion of estradiol and estrone to catechol estrogens by rat hypothalamic tissue but not by the cerebral cortex was… 
1975
1975
The radioimmunoassay of steroid glucuronides. The oestrogen C-3 glucuronides as haptens.
Antisera were prepared against three related oestrogen ring-A glucuronides, oestrone 3-glucuronide, oestradiol 3-glucuronide and… 
1974
1974
Unusually facile aromatization of 2 beta-hydroxy-19-oxo-4-androstene-3, 17-dione to estrone. Implications in estrogen biosynthesis.
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