Morphine does not promote esophageal carcinogenesis in rats exposed to diethylnitrosamine

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-92

  Dillenburg, Carlos Frota ^a,c   Kruel, Cleber Dario Pinto ^a   Cerski, Carlos Thadeu ^a   Edelweiss, Maria Isabel ^a   Silva, Tiago Luís Dedavid ^b   Schier, André Silvio ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b PUC School of Medicine   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, squamous cell; Diethylnitrosamine; Esophageal neoplasms; Morphine; Rats

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER CANCER; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MORPHINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 42649118806     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: 16784219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-28032008000100016     Document Type: Article

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