Colon cancer is induced by a single low dose of azoxymethane in fasted- refed rats

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-142

  Caderni, Giovanna ^a   Bollito, Enrico ^b   Tessitore, Luciana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOXYMETHANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; REFEEDING;

EID: 0033493185     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327914NC352_7     Document Type: Article

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