Direct effects of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone and estrogen on 3,2'-dimethyl-4-aminobiphenyl-induced prostate carcinogenesis in castrated F344 rats

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 570-574

  Mori, Toshio ^a   Cui, Lin ^a   Kato, Koji ^a   Takahashi, Satoru ^a   Imaida, Katsumi ^a   Iwasaki, Shogo ^a   Ito, Nobuyuki ^a   Shirai, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

3,2' Dimethyl 4 amino biphenyl; Androgen; Castration; Ethinyl estradiol; Prostate carcinogenesis

Indexed keywords

2',3 DIMETHYL 4 BIPHENYLAMINE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL CARCINOGENESIS; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE;

EID: 0030036457     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb00261.x     Document Type: Article

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