Protective role of fish oil (Maxepa) on early events of rat mammary carcinogenesis by modulation of DNA-protein crosslinks, cell proliferation and p53 expression

Table 3 BrdU-LI in mammary tissue

Groups	Brdu-LI^a
Group B (DMBA control)	26.7 ± 2.54^b
Group C (DMBA + Maxepa)	20.2 ± 1.58

LI = labeling index
BrdU-LI = percentage of BrdU-labeled cell/total number of cells counted.
^aApproximately 200 cells were counted per field, 10 fields were examined per slide and 10 slides were examined per group.
^bValues represents mean ± SEM.

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