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Enhanced tumorigenesis in p53 knockout mice exposed in utero to high-dose vitamin E.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Jul 2006
Chen Connie S, Wells Peter G
Abstract excerpt
The limited antioxidative capacity of the embryo and fetus may increase their risk for cancer initiation and/or promotion by reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated oxidative DNA damage and/or signaling. To determine if cancer can originate in utero, a high dietary dose of the antioxidant vitamin E (VE) (10% dl-alpha-tocopherol-acetate) was given to cancer-prone p53 knockout mice throughout pregnancy. Although...
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