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aromatase inhibitor

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aromatase inhibitor
n.
A drug that inhibits tumor growth, especially breast cancer, by inhibiting the enzyme aromatase and thereby lowering estrogen levels in the blood or in tumor tissues.


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Here we address this question by examining if xenoestrogen [dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (o,p'-DDT)]-induced feminization of developing medaka can be prevented by coexposure to a pharmaceutical [fadrozole (FAD)] and an environmental aromatase inhibitor (AI), tributyltin (TBT).
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The new agent, which is an aromatase inhibitor, is indicated for the treatment of postmenopausal breast cancer.
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Another aromatase inhibitor, the drug anastrozole, is also being tested for cancer-fighting abilities (SN: 11/24/01, p.
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