Chemoprevention of N-nitroso-N-methylurea-induced rat mammary carcinogenesis by soy foods or biochanin A

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-142

  Gotoh, Takahiko ^a,c   Yamada, Kazumasa ^a   Yin, Hong ^a   Ito, Akihiro ^a   Kataoka, Tsuyoshi ^b   Dohi, Kiyohiko ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Gotoh Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biochanin A; Chemoprevention; Mammary cancer; Miso; Soybean

Indexed keywords

BIOCHANIN A; CYCLINE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; METHYLNITROSOUREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOYBEAN;

EID: 0031939310     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1998.tb00541.x     Document Type: Article

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