Environmental pollution, pesticides, and the prevention of cancer: Misconceptions

FASEB Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1041-1052

  Ames, Bruce N ^a   Gold, Lois Swirsky ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogenesis; Fruits and vegetables; Mutagen; Natural chemical; Rodent carcinogen; Synthetic chemical

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0030853262     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.11.13.9367339     Document Type: Review

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