Article
Specific induction of hepatocellular adenomas by transplacental administration of ENU in the tsc2 gene mutant (Eker) rat.
International journal of oncology - 1 Nov 1998
Fukuda T, Mitani H, Tsutsumi M, Konishi Y, Hino O
Abstract excerpt
Eker rats develop dominantly inherited renal carcinomas (RCs), with hereditary mutation, and following somatic mutation (Knudson's second hit) at tuberous sclerosis gene (Tsc2). We document the effect of transplacental administration of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea to Eker (Eker/+) and non-Eker (+/+) ra...
Topics
- Adenoma, Liver Cell
- Animals
- Carcinogens
- Ethylnitrosourea
- Female
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Maternal-Fetal Exchange
- Mutation
- Pregnancy
- Rats