Studies on the activities of lysosomal enzymes in serum and buccal pouch tissue of hamsters during 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced carcinogenesis

Cancer Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-14

  Balasubramanian, S ^a   Nagarajan, B ^b   Govindasamy, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE WIA   (India)

Author keywords

7,12 dimethylbenz a anthracene; Buccal pouch carcinogenesis; Glycosidases; Hamster; Proteases

Indexed keywords

7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; ALPHA LEVO FUCOSIDASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN D; LYSOSOME ENZYME; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; TUMOR MARKER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHEEK MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HAMSTER; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PAPILLOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0030023387     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(95)04102-8     Document Type: Article

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