Title page for E-project-042308-180527

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2008-04-23

Author
Casey M Raasumaa, BC

URN E-project-042308-180527

Title Phytoestrogen Effects on Breast Epithelium

Advisors
Rulfs, Jill, BC
Buckholt, Michael Allan, BB

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
Phytoestrogens, rather than estrogen, are gaining attention as an alternative for menopause therapy. It has been shown that Promensil, an over the counter phytoestrogen menopause treatment, causes a decrease in the proliferation of MCF7 cancer cells. This experiment investigates the estrogen dependent nature of the cells, and the effect of passage number and the addition of Insulin-like Growth Factor on their estrogen dependence.

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2008-04-23
Author	Casey M Raasumaa, BC
URN	E-project-042308-180527
Title	Phytoestrogen Effects on Breast Epithelium
Advisors	Rulfs, Jill, BC Buckholt, Michael Allan, BB
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Phytoestrogens, rather than estrogen, are gaining attention as an alternative for menopause therapy. It has been shown that Promensil, an over the counter phytoestrogen menopause treatment, causes a decrease in the proliferation of MCF7 cancer cells. This experiment investigates the estrogen dependent nature of the cells, and the effect of passage number and the addition of Insulin-like Growth Factor on their estrogen dependence.
Files	mqp.pdf