High dietary level of synthetic vitamin E on lipid peroxidation, membrane fatty acid composition and cytotoxicity in breast cancer xenograft and in mouse host tissue

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>d-α-tocopherol is a naturally occurring form of vitamin E not previously known to have antitumor activity. Synthetic vitamin E (sE) is a commonly used dietary supplement consisting of a mixture of d-α-tocopherol and 7 equimolar stere...

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Main Authors: Barnes Christopher J, Munoz Jesus, Cameron Ivan L, Hardman W Elaine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-03-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
Online Access:http://www.cancerci.com/content/3/1/3