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“The present results indicate that iron plays a role in the development of preneoplastic foci in the livers of rats initiated with DEN and promoted by PB especially in the initiation phase.”
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics • 1989 | View Paper
“In vivo the absorption of Fe 59 SO 4 was significantly increased in phenobarbital-treated rats compared to controls (20.4 ± 5.7 versus 9.8 ± 4.2%; P P P 0.001).”
“Since there is evidence indicating that phenobarbital induces an increase in intestinal microsomal proteins and enzymes, it was postulated that phenobarbital might affect iron absorption by increasing the synthesis of a carrier protein for iron.”