Alkylation carcinogenesis in mice with altered levels of DNA repair methyltransferase

Progress in Experimental Tumor Research

Volumn 35, Issue , 1999, Pages 25-36

  Sekiguchi, Mutsuo ^a   Sanada, Masayuki ^a  

^a FUKUOKA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; CARCINOGEN; METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DNA REPAIR; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

EID: 0032612507     PISSN: 00796263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000062015     Document Type: Article

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