Dietary folate and selenium affect dimethylhydrazine-induced aberrant crypt formation, global DNA methylation and one-carbon metabolism in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2907-2914

  Davis, Cindy D ^a   Uthus, Eric O ^a  

^a GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Folate; One carbon metabolism; Rats; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; CARBON; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CARBON METABOLISM; CARCINOGENESIS; COLON; DIET; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; INTESTINE CRYPT; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0041417403     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.9.2907     Document Type: Article

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