Abstract
Intraperitoneal injection of the non-phorbol tumor promoter anthralin (1,8-dihydroxy-9-anthrone) in male rats resulted in an increase of hepatic ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity. Maximal activity was observed 8 h after promoter administration reaching levels about 30 times over control. The kinetics of anthralin dependent ODC induction differed markedly from that by
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