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. 1979 May;39(5):531–535. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1979.97

25-Hydroxycholecalciferol receptors in human breast cancer.

L C Murphy, J Wild, S Posen, G Stone
PMCID: PMC2009910  PMID: 486309

Abstract

Cytosol receptors for 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, oestradiol and progesterone were measured in human mammary carcinomas. Significant positive correlations were found between the concentrations of all three receptors.

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