Prevention of mammary tumorigenesis in acatalasemic mice by vitamin E supplementation

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 680-684

  Ishii, Kunihiko ^a   Zhen, Li Xue ^a   Wang, Da Hong ^a   Funamori, Yuka ^a   Ogawa, Katsuo ^b   Taketa, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Shigei Medical Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acatalasemic mouse; Mammary tumorigenesis; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CATALASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CATALASE DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029763754     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb00277.x     Document Type: Article

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