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Studies on the chemopreventive effect of carnitine on tumorigenesis in vivo, using two experimental murine models of colon cancer.
Nutrition and cancer - 1 Jan 2012
Dionne Serge, Elimrani Ihsan, Roy Marie-Josée, Qureshi Ijaz A, Sarma Dittakavi R, Levy Emile, Seidman Ernest G
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Carnitine is known for its essential role in intermediary metabolism. In vitro studies suggest that its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties are potentially beneficial toward cancer prevention. This study tested effects of carnitine on the development of colon cancer in vivo using 2 murine models: azoxymethane (AOM) treatment as a model of carcinogen-induced colon cancer and a genetically induced model...
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