Morphine does no promote esophageal carcinogenesis in rats exposed to diethylnitrosamine Morfina não promove carcinogênese esofágica em ratos expostos à dietilnitrosamina

BACKGROUND: The high incidence of esophageal cancer in the north of Iran has been associated to the consumption of opium and exposure to nitrosamines. Diethylnitrosamine has an established potential of producing experimental cancer in the esophagus and liver. AIM: To evaluate by histopathology the e...

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Main Authors: Carlos Frota Dillenburg, Cleber Dario Pinto Kruel, Carlos Thadeu Cerski, Maria Isabel Edelweiss, Tiago Luís Dedavid e Silva, André Silvio Schier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2008-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032008000100016