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Reduction of estrogen-induced transformation of mouse mammary epithelial cells by N-acetylcysteine.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Mar 2008
Venugopal Divya, Zahid Muhammad, Mailander Paula C, Meza Jane L, Rogan Eleanor G, Cavalieri Ercole L, Chakravarti Dhrubajyoti
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A growing number of studies indicate that breast cancer initiation is related to abnormal estrogen oxidation to form an excess of estrogen-3,4-quinones, which react with DNA to form depurinating adducts and induce mutations. This mechanism is often called estrogen genotoxicity. 4-Catechol estroge...
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