Water extracts of cabbage and kale inhibit ex vivo H2O2-induced DNA damage but not rat hepatocarcinogenesis

The chemopreventive potential of water extracts of the Brassica vegetables cabbage and kale was evaluated by administering their aqueous extracts in drinking water ad libitum to Wistar rats submitted to Ito’s hepatocarcinogenesis model (CB group and K group, respectively - 14 rats per grou...

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Main Authors: M.A. Horst, T.P. Ong, A.A. Jordão Jr., H. Vannucchi, F.S. Moreno, F.M. Lajolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000300004