Article
Accumulation of K-Ras codon 12 mutations in the F344 rat distal colon following azoxymethane exposure.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis - 1 Jun 2011
McKinzie Page B, Parsons Barbara L
Abstract excerpt
Azoxymethane (AOM) administration to F344 male rats is a widely used model of human colon carcinogenesis. The current study investigates quantitatively the accumulation of K-Ras codon 12 mutations following AOM exposure. Male, 6-week-old F344 rats were treated subcutaneously with 30 mg/kg body weight of AOM, and colon tissue was collected at 1, 8, 24, and 32 weeks after treatment. The K-Ras codon 12 GGT to GAT...
Topics
- Animals
- Azoxymethane
- Codon
- Colon
- Genes, ras
- Male
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
