The effects of sex hormones on the induction of mammary carcinomas in male rats by pulse doses of 7, 12-dimethylbenz(a) anthracene

Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-40

  Sato, Kenichi ^a   Omachi, Kasumi ^a   Kawaguchi, Hiroaki ^a   Funato, Mamoru ^a   Okasaki, Keikou ^a   Nagata, Ryoichi ^b   Yoshida, Hiroki ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIN NIPPON BIOMEDICAL LABORATORIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

7, 12 dimethylbenz(a)anthracene; Estrogen; Male; Mammary carcinoma; Rats

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949086142     PISSN: 09149198     EISSN: 09149198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1293/tox.12.35     Document Type: Article

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