Hepatic enzymatic metabolism alterations and oxidative stress during the onset of carcinogenesis: Protective role of α-tocopherol

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-76

  Gerez, E ^a   Caballero, F ^a   Vazquez, E ^a   Polo, C ^a   Del C Batlle, A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Tocopherol; Drug metabolizing enzyme system; Heme metabolism; Hepatocarcinogenesis; Oxidative stress; p dimethylaminoazobenzene

Indexed keywords

4 DIMETHYLAMINOAZOBENZENE; 5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOCHROME P450; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEME;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN METABOLISM; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

5-AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHETASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARCINOGENS; ENZYME INDUCTION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; P-DIMETHYLAMINOAZOBENZENE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0031967239     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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