Lack of carcinogenic sensitivity of the glandular stomach in heterozygous p53 knockout mice given N-Methyl-N-Nitrosourea in their drinking water for 26 weeks

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 299-303

  Takagi, Hisayoshi ^a   Mitsumori, Kunitoshi ^a,b   Nishikawa, Akiyoshi ^a   Onodera, Hiroshi ^a   Furukawa, Fumio ^a   Kasahara, Ken ichiro ^a   Hirose, Masao ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carcinogen sensitivity; Glandular stomach; Heterozygous p53 deficient CBA mouse; N methyl N nitrosourea

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549122793     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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