Cell Proliferation and Esophageal Carcinogenesis in Zinc-deficient Rats (2004)

Cell Proliferation and Esophageal Carcinogenesis in Zinc-deficient Rats

zinc deficiency

Thomas Jefferson University

Pennsylvania

Louise Y Fong

Project Description:

This study investigated the effect of zinc defcient diets on the processes of cell growth and death, using the rat esophagus as a model system.

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