Effects of melatonin on mammary gland lesions in transgenic mice overexpressing N-ras proto-oncogene

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 86-94

  Mediavilla, M D ^a,d   Guezmez A ^a   Ramos, S ^b   Kothari, L ^c   Garijo, F ^a   Sanchez Barcelo E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hyperplastic alveolar nodules (HANs); Mammary gland; Melatonin; N ras protein; N ras proto oncogene; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR ONCOVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; ONCOGENE RAS; PATHOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UDDER;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENES, RAS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MAMMARY TUMOR VIRUS, MOUSE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0031087211     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1997.tb00308.x     Document Type: Article

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