Abstract
The monocyclic monoterpenoid d-limonene and its source, orange oil, were found to prevent rat mammary carcinomas induced by the direct-acting carcinogen nitrosomethylurea. This chemopreventive effect was limited to the promotion/progression stage in this carcinogenesis model.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 781-783 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Carcinogenesis |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1989 |
Funding
This work was supported by grant CA38128 from the a predoctoral trainee supported by CA04951.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research