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Low Vitamin C speeds up leukaemia in mice – Expert Reaction

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US researchers have uncovered a reason why low vitamin C may speed up the development of leukaemia in mice. Unlike humans, mice can make vitamin C in their bodies, but the researchers genetically engineered mice so they couldn’t any longer — making them reliant on vitamin C from food. These mice had higher rates of […] The post Low Vitamin C speeds up leukaemia in mice – Expert Reaction appeared first on Science Media Centre.

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Tue, 22 Aug 2017

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Sarah-Jane O'Connor

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https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2017/08/22/low-vitamin-c-speeds-leukaemia-mice-expert-reaction/

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Expert Reactions / cancer / leukemia / mice / vitamin C

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