Effects of dietary β-carotene and selenium on initiation and promotion of pancreatic carcinogenesis in azaserine-treated rats

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1411-1416

  Appel, M J ^a   Woutersen, R A ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZASERINE; BETA CAROTENE; BROXURIDINE; SELENIUM; TUMOR PROMOTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VOLUME; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; AZASERINE; BETA CAROTENE; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGENS; CAROTENOIDS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELENIUM;

EID: 0029947670     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/17.7.1411     Document Type: Article

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