Studies of the chemopreventive efficacy and pharmacokinetics of curcumin in a murine model of colorectal cancer

Curcumin, the major yellow pigment in turmeric, prevents the development of adenomas in the intestinal tract of the C57BI/6J Min/+ mouse, a model of human colorectal cancer with an Apc gene mutation. In order to aid the rational development of curcumin as a colorectal cancer preventive agent, and th...

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Main Author: Perkins, Sarah
Published: University of Leicester 2002
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.697091