Antineoplastic effects of simvastatin in experimental breast cancer

Klinicka Onkologie

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-45

  Kubatka, Peter ^a,b   Zihlavnikova K ^a   Kajo, K ^a,c   Pec M ^a,b   Stollarova N ^b   Bojkova B ^d   Kassayova M ^d   Orendas P ^d  

^a University Teaching Hospital in Martin   (Slovakia)

^b Catholic University   (Slovakia)

^c Diagnostic Centre Ltd   (Slovakia)

^d P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Chemoprevention; Mammary carcinogenesis; Rat; Simvastatin

Indexed keywords

METHYLNITROSOUREA; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIMVASTATIN;

EID: 79952357530     PISSN: 0862495X     EISSN: 18025307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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