Growth and Progression of TRAMP Prostate Tumors in Relationship to Diet and Obesity

To clarify effects of diet and body weight on prostate cancer development, three studies were undertaken using the TRAMP mouse model of this disease. In the first experiment, obesity was induced by injection of gold thioglucose (GTG). Age of prostate tumor detection (~33 wk) and death (~43 wk) was n...

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Main Authors: Melissa J. L. Bonorden, Michael E. Grossmann, Sarah A. Ewing, Olga P. Rogozina, Amitabha Ray, Katai J. Nkhata, D. Joshua Liao, Joseph P. Grande, Margot P. Cleary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Prostate Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/543970