Calcium prevents tumorigenesis in a mouse model of colorectal cancer.

Calcium has been proposed as a mediator of the chemoprevention of colorectal cancer (CRC), but the comprehensive mechanism underlying this preventive effect is not yet clear. Hence, we conducted this study to evaluate the possible roles and mechanisms of calcium-mediated prevention of CRC induced by...

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Main Authors: Ji-Lin Wang, Yan-Wei Lin, Hui-Min Chen, Xuan Kong, Hua Xiong, Nan Shen, Jie Hong, Jing-Yuan Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3157344?pdf=render