Modulation of hepatocyte gene expression by the carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 395-402

  Zhao, W ^a,b   Ramos, K S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

c fos; c Ha ras; c jun; c myc; Hepatocarcinogenesis

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CARCINOGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CARCINOMA; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; ONCOGENE C JUN; ONCOGENE C MYC; ONCOGENE H RAS; PROTO ONCOGENE; RAT;

EID: 0031859241     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(98)00003-4     Document Type: Article

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