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Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Sex Hormones

The liver is morphologically and functionally modulated by sex hormones. Long-term use of oral contraceptives and androgenic steroids can induce benign and malignant hepatocellular tumors. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is more prevalent in men than in women. The role of sex hormones and their recep...

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Autores principales: Nagasue, Naofumi, Kohno, Hitoshi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1992
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2443009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1334694
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/72761