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A comparative study on the antimutagenicity of atorvastatin and lovastatin against directly acting mutagens.
Cell biology and toxicology - 1 Jul 2006
Ajith T A, Soja M
Abstract excerpt
Elevated levels of oxidative DNA lesions have been noted in many tumors and such damage is strongly implicated in the etiology of cancer. The cumulative risk of cancer increases with the fourth power of age and is associated with an accumulation of oxidative DNA damage. Many agents, synthetic or natural, that can inhibit mutation have been depicted as cancer chemopreventive agents. Antimutagenicity of the...
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