Estrogens, Progestins, and Their Antagonists [electronic resource] : Health Issues /

I: New Applications and Concepts Involving Estrogens and Progestins -- 1. Benefits and Risks of Hormone Replacement Therapy -- 2. Phytoestrogen Effects in Humans Relative to Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Breast Cancer, Osteoporosis, and Menopausal Symptoms -- 3. Dietary Indoles with Antiestrogenic Activity in Common Vegetables and Their Implications -- 4. Treatment for Infertility and Risk of Female Cancers -- 5. Antiestrogen Resistance in Human Breast Cancer -- 6. Evolving Therapies for Prostatic Carcinoma, Encompassing Orchiectomy, Estrogens, and Estramustine -- 7. Regulatory Aspects of Estrogens and Progestins in Human Food: Past, Present, and Future -- II: Novel Hormonal Ligands -- 8. Estrogen and Progestin Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging Breast Cancer -- 9. The Utility of Fluorescent Estrogens for Receptor Imaging -- 10. Comparative Review of Recently Introduced Oral Contraceptives Containing Norgestimate, Desogestrel and Gestodene and Older Oral Contraceptives -- 11. Antiprogestins: Past, Present, and Future -- Keyword Index.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Pavlik, Edward J. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston, 1997
Subjects:	Life sciences., Life Sciences., Life Sciences, general., Biomedicine general.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4096-9
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