Richard J. Auchus

ORCID: 0000-0001-6815-6181 · 1 paper in corpus

article 2008

Androstenedione Up-Regulation of Endometrial Aromatase Expression via Local Conversion to Estrogen: Potential Relevance to the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2008-0248

CONTEXT: Up-regulation of aromatase expression in endometrial cells disseminated into the peritoneal cavity may enhance their survival via local estrogen synthesis, which may lead to endometriosis. The factors that mediate induction of arom…