by Wong Che-cheuk, Dobe. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-112). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstracts --- p.ii / List of Abbreviation --- p.vi / Table of Contents --- p.vii / Chapter 1. --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Stages of Cancer Development --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Comparison of Breast Cancer in Hong Kong & the United States --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Statistics of Breast Cancer in the United States --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Statistics of Breast Cancer in Hong Kong --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Factors for Breast Cancer --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Genetic Factor --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Hormonal Factor --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Genetic Bias --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Influence of Diet --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.5 --- Obesity --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3.6 --- Xenoestrogen --- p.14 / Chapter 1.4 --- Hormonal Therapy in Breast Cancer --- p.15 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Antiestrogen --- p.15 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Progestin Antagonist --- p.19 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Aromatase Inhibitor --- p.20 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Analogue --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5 --- Metabolism of Estrogen --- p.25 / Chapter 1.6 --- Substance with Chemopreventive Properties towards Breast Cancer --- p.29 / Chapter 1.7 --- Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor --- p.33 / Chapter 1.8 --- Cytochrome P450s --- p.34 / Chapter 1.9 --- Yuehchukene --- p.36 / Chapter 1.10 --- Objectives of the Present Study --- p.38 / Chapter 2. --- Materials and Methods / Chapter 2.1 --- Animals --- p.40 / Chapter 2.2 --- Animal Treatment --- p.40 / Chapter 2.3 --- Preparation of Crude Microsomal Fraction --- p.41 / Chapter 2.4 --- Protein Assay --- p.41 / Chapter 2.5 --- Ethoxyresorufm-O-deethylase Assay --- p.41 / Chapter 2.6 --- Methoxyresorufin-O-deethylase Assay --- p.42 / Chapter 2.7 --- Estradiol-2-hydroxylase Assay --- p.42 / Chapter 2.8 --- Progesterone Hydroxylase Assay --- p.43 / Chapter 2.9 --- Hepatic Aromatase Activity Assay --- p.43 / Chapter 2.10 --- Inhibition of Ethoxyresorufm-O-deethylase and Estradiol-2-hydroxylase --- p.44 / Chapter 2.11 --- Free Radicals Scavenging Assay --- p.44 / Chapter 2.12 --- Chemicals --- p.45 / Chapter 3. --- Result / Chapter 3.1 --- Optimization of Condition --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Dosage --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Time for Sacrifice --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2 --- "Effect of Isoprenyl Compounds on the Body Weight, Liver Weight and Hepatic Microsomal Protein Content" --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3 --- Hepatic Enzyme Activities --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Ethoxyresorufm-O-deethylase --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Methoxyresorufm-O-deethylase --- p.57 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Estradiol-2-hydroxylase --- p.60 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Progesterone Hydroxylase --- p.62 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Aromatase --- p.65 / Chapter 3.4 --- Effect of Inhibitors in Ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase and Estradiol-2-hydroxylase Activity --- p.65 / Chapter 3.5 --- Free Radical Scavenging Activity --- p.72 / Chapter 4. --- Discussion --- p.77 / Chapter 5. --- Conclusion --- p.95 / Chapter 6. --- References --- p.98 / Chapter 7. --- Appendix --- p.113
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322334 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Contributors | Wong, Che-cheuk Dobe., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, ix, 113 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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