Mucin-depleted foci have β-catenin gene mutations, altered expression of its protein, and are dose- and time-dependent in the colon of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-treated rats

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-15

  Femia, Angelo Pietro ^a   Bendinelli, Benedetta ^a   Giannini, Augusto ^b   Salvadori, Maddalena ^a   Pinzani, Pamela ^a   Dolara, Piero ^a   Caderni, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Prato   (Italy)

Author keywords

catenin; 1,2 dimethylhydrazine; Colon carcinogenesis; Mucin depleted foci; Preneoplastic lesions

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; BETA CATENIN; METHYLENE BLUE; MUCIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS;

1,2-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUTATION; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 20444447560     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20981     Document Type: Article

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