Potential role of melatonin in DNA damage caused by nitrosourea-induced mammary carcinogenesis

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 423-427

  Vašková, Janka ^a   Kassayová, Monika ^a   Vaško, Ladislav ^a  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Alkaline comet assay; Immobilization; Mammary carcinogenesis; Melatonin; Nitrosourea; Rat

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; METHYLNITROSOUREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LEUKOCYTE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTES; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MELATONIN; METHYLNITROSOUREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79953776153     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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