Adipose tissue estrogen production and metabolism in premenopausal women

Natalia Hetemäki, Tomi S. Mikkola, Matti J. Tikkanen, Feng Wang, Esa Hämäläinen, Ursula Turpeinen, Mikko Haanpää, Veera Vihma, Hanna Savolainen‐Peltonen

The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 2021 · 100 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

Premenopausal AT demonstrated high estrogenic enzyme activity and considerable local estrogen concentrations. This may be a factor promoting female-typical AT distribution in premenopausal women.

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