Microbially produced acetaldehyde from ethanol may increase the risk of colon cancer via folate deficiency

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-173

  Homann, Nils ^a   Tillonen, Jyrki ^a   Salaspuro, Mikko ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; FOLIC ACID;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK FACTOR;

ACETALDEHYDE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLON; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; ERYTHROCYTES; ETHANOL; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, LARGE; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034074390     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(20000415)86:2<169::AID-IJC4>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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