toxohormone

Cancer cachexia involves the loss of weight, mainly in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, that is not caused simply by anorexia… Expand

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of treatment of cachexia with Umbellatus Polyporus Polysaccharide (UPP). METHODS UPP was… Expand

A proposed role for the hypothesized toxohormone/s (Vasopressin, Prostaglandin E2 and TNF-Cachectin) in the development and… Expand

The ascites fluids from patients with hepatoma or ovarian tumor and the pleural fluid from patients with malignant lymphoma… Expand

A lipolytic substance in the ascites fluid of mice with Sarcoma 180, called toxohormone-L, was purified and characterized. The… Expand

In rats bearing the Walker 256 carcinoma, the diaphragm was markedly depleted of protein, the proteins of the contractile… Expand

Summary Liver and blood cell catalase activity in mice with and without tumors of various sizes and origins was measured. Animals… Expand

Summary Extracts of bacteria-free tumor and normal tissues were prepared by methods commonly used to obtain toxohormone and… Expand

Toxohormone has been reported to be a cancer toxin occurring in all malignant tissues which will, upon injection, lower the liver… Expand

Toxic materials released into the blood by tumors may be responsible for the deleterious effects of the tumor upon its host, or… Expand