Carcinogen-induced de Novo Methylation in c-Myc Exon I

Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 42496, 1996, Pages 209-218

  Okada, Gensaku ^a   Ryoyama, Kazuo ^a   Nomura, Takahiro ^a   Kameyama, Tadanori ^a   Momoi, Takashi ^b   Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki ^a   Yamaguchi, Kazuo ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DOSE RESPONSE; EXON; METHYLATION; ONCOGENE C MYC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0030425057     PISSN: 00215112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.49.209     Document Type: Article

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