Comparative carcinogenicity, metabolism, mutagenicity, and DNA binding of 7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole and dibenz[a,j]acridine

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-249

  Warshawsky, David ^a   Talaska, Glenn ^a   Xue, Weiling ^a   Schneider, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

7H dibenzo c,g carbazole; Carcinogenicity; Dibenz a,j acridine; DNA binding; Metabolism; Mutagenicity; N heterocyclic aromatic compounds; Organotropism

Indexed keywords

7H DIBENZO[C,G]CARBAZOLE; ACRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DIBENZ[A,J]ACRIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CARCINOGENICITY; DNA BINDING; MOUSE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

EID: 0029938980     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10408449609017932     Document Type: Review

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