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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).
The new agent, which is an aromatase inhibitor, is indicated for the treatment of postmenopausal breast cancer.
Another aromatase inhibitor, the drug anastrozole, is also being tested for cancer-fighting abilities (SN: 11/24/01, p.
 
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