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Mouse strain susceptibility to diethylnitrosamine induced hepatocarcinogenesis is cell autonomous whereas sex-susceptibility Is due to the micro-environment: analysis with C3H <--> BALB / c sexually chimeric mice.
Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann - 1 Jul 2000
Tsukamoto T, Inada K, Fukami H, Yamamoto M, Tanaka H, Kusakabe M, Bishop C E, Tatematsu M
Abstract excerpt
In man, liver cancer is on the increase, especially in males. Sex differences also exist in rodent models. To elucidate the mechanisms, chimeric mice were produced by amalgamation of early embryos from high and low hepatocarcinogen-susceptible strains, C3H and BALB / c. Tumor formation was initiated with 10 mg / kg of diethylnitrosamine at the ages of 7 and 14 days and mice were sacrificed at 30 and 45 weeks. The...
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