Characterization of chemically induced ovarian carcinomas in an ethanol-preferring rat model: influence of long-term melatonin treatment.

Ovarian cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths among women, and chronic alcoholism may exert co-carcinogenic effects. Because melatonin (mel) has oncostatic properties, we aimed to investigate and characterize the chemical induction of ovarian tumors in a model of ethanol-preferring...

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Main Authors: Luiz Gustavo A Chuffa, Beatriz A Fioruci-Fontanelli, Leonardo O Mendes, Wagner J Fávaro, Patricia Fernanda F Pinheiro, Marcelo Martinez, Francisco Eduardo Martinez
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/27280d8f53a74b8eb1daf6b55bd82ae7
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