Biphasic effect of short-term pregnancy hormone treatment on N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced mammary carcinogenesis in young and old rats

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-220

  Lai, Yen Chang ^a   Yuri, Takashi ^a   Uehara, Norihisa ^a   Matsuoka, Yoichiro ^a   Kanematsu, Sayaka ^a   Tsubura, Airo ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Estrogen; Lewis rat; Mammary cancer; N methyl N nitrosourea; Pregnancy hormone; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE RECEPTOR; METHYLNITROSOUREA; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLAND; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RAT; TUMOR VOLUME;

RATTUS;

EID: 69249090575     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr_00000086     Document Type: Article

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