Esophageal cancer prevention in zinc-deficient rats: Rapid induction of apoptosis by replenishing zinc

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 93, Issue 20, 2001, Pages 1525-1533

  Fong, Louise Y Y ^a   Nguyen, Vu T ^a   Farber, John L ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N BENZYL N METHYLNITROSAMINE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0035904339     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/93.20.1525     Document Type: Article

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