Background Sex steroid hormones influence function of the human gastrointestinal tract.
Although the specific receptor proteins have been identified in surgical specimens of both …

To determine the potential role of sex steroid hormones in the development of colorectal
tumors in humans, specific androgen (AR), estrogen (ER), and progesterone (PGR) …

To determine whether a correlation exists between hormone receptors and their proliferative
activities, the levels of estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone receptors (PgR) in surgical …

Abstract Background and Objectives Estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone receptors
(PR) have been detected in both normal and malignant colonic mucosa, but the prognostic …

Data on androgen receptor (AR) status of nontumoral and malignant human colorectal
tissues are compared using ligand binding assay in 22 patients who underwent surgery for …

Background This study was done to determine the potential role of sex steroid hormone
receptors in the development of human colorectal cancer. Method Receptors for estrogen …

Expression of sex steroid receptors by gastrointestinal (GI) tumours may indicate a role for
hormonal manipulation in their management. A panel of seven established cell lines derived …

Many groups have examined of androgen the effects on normal and neoplastic colon
tissues, but no clear picture has hitherto emerged. In particular, the presence and the …

Sexual hormones play an important role in expression of genes involved in a wide variety of
biological and neoplastic processes. The information on Estrogen Receptors (ER) …

Epidemiological and experimental findings suggest that the development of gastric cancer
(GC) is regulated by steroid hormones. In postmenopausal women and older men, the …