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Short-term dosing of alpha-hydroxytamoxifen results in DNA damage but does not lead to liver tumours in female Wistar/Han rats.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Apr 2001
White I N, Carthew P, Davies R, Styles J, Brown K, Brown J E, Smith L L, Martin E A
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It is now generally accepted that activation of tamoxifen occurs as a result of metabolism to alpha-hydroxytamoxifen. In this study, alpha-hydroxytamoxifen was given to female Wistar/Han rats (0.103 or 0.0103 mmol/kg, intraperitoneally, daily for 5 days). This resulted in liver DNA damage, determ...
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