Therapeutic effects of Vernonia amygdalina on the expression of hormone and HER2 receptors in 7, 12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced breast tumours in obese and non-obese Wistar rats

• Main Authors: Adeleye Dorcas Omisore (Author), Adeleke Adegboyega Abiodun (Author), David Olawale Adeyemi (Author), Ayodeji Zabdiel Abijo (Author), Kehinde Akinyemi Jolayemi (Author), Akinola Ayodeji Odedeyi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Obesity, a risk factor for breast cancer has been shown to be associated with poor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in women with breast cancer. Medicinal plants have been used to treat chronic diseases like cancer with little or no side effects. Vernonia amygdalina (VA) is a medicin...