| Literature DB >> 18085376 |
Yoichiro Matsuoka1, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Katsumi Fukamachi, Midori Yoshida, Gen Watanabe, Kazuyoshi Taya, Hiroyuki Tsuda, Airo Tsubura.
Abstract
A rat strain carrying the human c-Ha-ras proto-oncogene is highly susceptible to chemically induced mammary carcinogenesis. All the transgenic rats develop preneoplastic mammary lesions within 20 days of an injection of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea, and mammary carcinomas appear within 8 weeks of treatment with a variety of chemical carcinogens. In this review, we summarize molecular aspects of mammary carcinogenesis in transgenic rats and the potential application of this model for studies of breast cancer prevention.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18085376 DOI: 10.1007/s00795-007-0369-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Mol Morphol ISSN: 1860-1499 Impact factor: 2.309