Estrogen receptor beta and p53 play integral roles in estradiol mediated protection against colon tumor development.

Hormone replacement therapy and estrogen replacement therapy have shown the ability to reduce risk of colon cancer development in clinical and animal studies, but in vitro research has been unable to reproduce an estradiol (E2) induced response in colon cancer cell lines. We demonstrated that young...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Weige, Charles
Other Authors:	Allred, Clinton D. (Thesis advisor)
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A&M University], [2012]
Subjects:	Major Genetics. Estrogen receptor beta Colon cancer p53 Apoptosis Aberrant crypt foci Estrogen
Online Access:	Link to OAK Trust copy