In rats exposed transplacentally to carcinogen, postnatal cortexin decreased brain tumor incidence.
In plain wordsIn rats exposed to a carcinogen before birth, cortexin decreased brain tumor incidence.
- Outcome
- DecreaseBrain tumor incidence
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Transplacental N-nitroso-N-ethylurea-induced tumors- Outcome group
- Tumor growth · Cancer
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
The two preparations decreased both the incidence and multiplicity of the brain tumours.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
The polypeptide preparations cortexin and encephalin from grey and white substances of the cattle brain injected in the postnatal period are studied for their effect on the development of the nervous system and kidney tumours in rats induced transplacentally by N-nitroso-N-ethylurea.