Protective effects of pregnancy and lactation against N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced mammary carcinomas in female Lewis rats

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 623-628

  Yang, Jihong ^b   Yoshizawa, Katsuhiko ^b   Nandi, Satyabrata ^a   Tsubura, Airo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; METHYLNITROSOUREA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033032912     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/20.4.623     Document Type: Article

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