The impact of vitamins A,C,E, and selenium compound on prevention of liver cancer in rats
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1993Author
Nyandieka, HS
Wakhisi, J
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A study was initiated to determine the impact of vitamins A, C, E, and selenium compound (Se) on the prevention of liver cancer. Sixty animals were fed a diet with or without these vitamins followed by aflatoxin B treatment for a period of 24 months. Most of the animals fed a diet devoid of vitamins developed liver cancer, while none or only a few of the animals given vitamins suffered during this period. We suggest that vitamins can inhibit liver cancer by inducing hepatic microsomal enzymes that metabolise aflatoxins to noncarcinogenic products.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8261941http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30791
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East Afr Med J. 1993 Mar;70(3):151-3.Publisher
Department of Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi
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