Methylnitrosourea induction of thymomas in akr mice requires one or two "hits" only

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 1980, Pages 721-723

  Frei, Jaroslav V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLNITROSOUREA;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RESPONSE; ETIOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKEMIA VIRUS; MOUSE; THYMOMA; THYMUS; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS;

AKR MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; ANIMAL; CARCINOGENS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CELL TRANSFORMATION, VIRAL; COCARCINOGENESIS; FEMALE; METHYLNITROSOUREA; MICE; MICE, INBRED AKR; ONCOGENES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0019161435     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/1.8.721     Document Type: Article

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