Changes in rats' breast tumor ultrastructure and immune and messenger RNA responses caused by dietary Seaweed () extract.

The edible red seaweed or is commercially cultivated in the pristine tropical seas for carrageenan production. The systemic, cellular, and molecular effects of 50% alcohol extract [seaweed ethanol extract (SECE)] on breast cancer were investigated in a rat model. Mammary tumor was induced by subcutaneously injecting LA7 cells in female rat mammary pads.