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Haptoglobin, inflammation, and tumorigenesis in the MIN mouse.
Redox report : communications in free radical research - 1 Jan 2001
Barbour K W, Davis T, White A, Baumann H, Berger F G
Abstract excerpt
We have determined that the MIN mouse, which is predisposed to adenomas of the small and large intestine, exhibits chronic inflammation characterized by the induction of haptoglobin (HP), as well as other acute phase proteins. Inflammation is initiated at about 40-70 days of age, and is maintained throughout the life of the animal. Delayed onset of inflammation brought on by dietary means is associated with a...
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