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Modulation of colon carcinogenesis by dietary ω-6/ω-3 fatty acid ratios : a chemopreventive strategy?
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The aim of this study was to determine whether dietary fats constituting specific ω-6/ω-3 fatty acids (FA) ratio has chemopreventive modulating effects on the development of colon cancer. Western diets intake of saturated ...
The effect of nicotine and prostaglandin A2 on the lung cancer cell line NCI-H157
(2009)
Lung cancer is the most common fatal cancer in terms of both incidence and mortality in the world. The most important cause of lung cancer is exposure to
tobacco smoke through active or passive smoking. Nicotine which is ...
Investigations on the antifungal and cancer modulating properties of extracts from selected species of Tulbaghia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Fusarium verticil/ioides (Sacc) Nirenberg a common phytopathogen of maize and maize-based products produces fumonisin B (FB) mycotoxins that have been related to several diseases such as equine leukoencephalomalacia (ELEM), ...