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EB1089, a synthetic analogue of vitamin D, induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells <i>in vivo</i> and <i>in vitro</i>
1 Nov 1998
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1. Effects of the synthetic vitamin D analogue EB1089 on indices of apoptosis in cultured human breast cancer cells and in nitrosomethylurea-induced rat mammary tumours in vivo were investigated. 2. At a dose of 0.5 microg kg(-1) body weight, EB1089 caused significant inhibition of tumour progression over the 28 day treatment period in the absence of a significant increase in serum calcium concentration. Higher...
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