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Protease Inhibitors as Cancer Chemopreventive Agents
. Ed(S): Kennedy, Ann R.; Troll, Walter
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kennedy, Ann R.; Troll, Walter. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516.
Protease inhibitors (PIs) are widely distributed in plants and animals, and have a variety of functions, which include preventing digestion of seeds by insects and modifying blood clotting in animals. After it was noted that synthetic and natural inhibitors suppress two-stage carcinogenesis and breast cancer, extensive work investigating PIs as chemopreventive agents was started. PIs are unique in that they interfere with cancer development in a variety of ways, including suppression of oxygen radicals, oncogenes, and metastases. Epidemiologic evidence supports their prevention of major human cancers in populations that consume foods containing them. Their supervised use in humans is on ... Read more
Protease inhibitors (PIs) are widely distributed in plants and animals, and have a variety of functions, which include preventing digestion of seeds by insects and modifying blood clotting in animals. After it was noted that synthetic and natural inhibitors suppress two-stage carcinogenesis and breast cancer, extensive work investigating PIs as chemopreventive agents was started. PIs are unique in that they interfere with cancer development in a variety of ways, including suppression of oxygen radicals, oncogenes, and metastases. Epidemiologic evidence supports their prevention of major human cancers in populations that consume foods containing them. Their supervised use in humans is on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
Number of Pages
315
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461362494
SKU
V9781461362494
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