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Breast Cancer
Research from Zhengzhou University reveals new findings on breast cancer
May 1st, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Biological Trace Element Research, "There are now considerable evidences that boric acid has reproductive and developmental toxicity, but it is uncertain whether such toxicity is caused by estrogen-like effect. Our objective is to determine the estrogen-like effect of boric acid." "Proliferation assay of MCF-7 human breast cancer cells, uterotrophic assay, measure assay of the estradiol (E-2), proliferation assay of mucous membrane cells, and assay of estrogen receptor were conducted in this study. Boric acid could increase the weight of uterus of ovariectomized SD rats and the height of epithelium cells of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-01)
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