Chemopreventive effects of taurine on diethylnitrosamine and phenobarbital-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in male F344 rats

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-36

  Okamoto, Kiyohisa ^a   Sugie, Shigeyuki ^a   Ohnishi, Masami ^a   Makita, Hiroki ^a   Kawamori, Toshihiko ^a   Watanabe, Tomoyuki ^a   Tanaka, Takuji ^a   Mori, Hideki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemoprevention; GST P; Hepatocarcinogenesis; ODC; Taurine

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; PHENOBARBITAL; TAURINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030066695     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb00196.x     Document Type: Article

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