Chemoprevention of DMBA-induced mammary carcinogenesis in rats by low-dose EPA and DHA

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 348-353

  Noguchi, M ^a   Minami, M ^a   Yagasaki, R ^a   Kinoshita, K ^a   Earashi, M ^a   Kitagawa, H ^a   Taniya, T ^a   Miyazaki, I ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemoprevention; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID DIET; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031036793     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.57     Document Type: Article

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