Induction by carcinogens and chemoprevention by N-acetylcysteine of adducts to mitochondrial DNA in rat organs

Cancer Research

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1642-1647

  Balansky, Roumen ^a,b   Izzotti, Alberto ^a   Scatolini, Leonardo ^a   D'Agostini, Francesco ^a   De Flora, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b National Oncology Center Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; CIGARETTE SMOKE; GLUTATHIONE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; N (2 FLUORENYL)ACETAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CARCINOGENESIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ADDUCT; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; GENOTOXICITY; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

2-ACETYLAMINOFLUORENE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; CARCINOGENS; DNA ADDUCTS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; MALE; PLANTS, TOXIC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SMOKE; TOBACCO;

EID: 0029911705     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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