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Review of the toxicology of tamoxifen.
Seminars in oncology - 1 Feb 1997
Wogan G N
Abstract excerpt
Tamoxifen was carcinogenic to the liver of male and female rats, inducing hepatocellular carcinomas when administered daily by gavage or fed continuously in the diet. It also acted as a promoting agent in a two-stage model of carcinogenesis in rat liver. In contrast, tamoxifen acted as a protective agent in abrogating estrogen-induced hepatotoxicity and hepatocarcinogenesis in hamsters. Tamoxifen did not induce...
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