Research Article
Early Exposure to Gut Microbiome Reduces Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risks in Mice
Table 1
Liver tumor incidence in carcinogen-induced HCC mice.
| Age | Sex | No. of mice | GF | 10 wk TTE | 5 wk TTE | SPF |
| 15 wks | M | 20 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/5 | F | 25 | 0/6 | 0/6 | 0/7 | 0/6 |
| 20 wks | M | 20 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | F | 24 | 0/6 | 0/6 | 0/7 | 0/5 |
| 30 wks | M | 38 | 6/9 | 9/10 | 5/9 | 3/10 | F | 38 | 2/9 | 3/11 | 3/8 | 1/10 |
| 40 wks | M | 40 | 6/10 | 7/9 | 4/10 | 6/11 | F | 43 | 0/10 | 0/12 | 0/11 | 0/10 |
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