THE EFFECT OF FLAXSEED AND ITS LIGNAN COMPONENT ON ESTROGEN SIGNALING AND METABOLISM IN NORMAL AND CANCEROUS HEN OVARIES

Ovarian cancer (OvCa) is the most fatal gynecological malignancy, with over 21,290 new cases diagnosed in 2015. The 5 year survival rate for patients diagnosed at Stage IV is 17% in the United States. It has been reported that estrogen (E2) can promote metastasis of ovarian tumor cells through its...

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Main Author: Dikshit, Anushka
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2016
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1206
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2210&context=dissertations