Dose- and sex-related carcinogenesis by N-bis(2-hydroxypropyl)nitrosamine in Wistar rats

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 368-374

  Moreira, Eduardo L T ^a   De Camargo, João L V ^b   Rodrigues, Maria A M ^b   Barbisan, Luis F ^b   De Favero Salvadori, Daisy M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical carcinogens; Multi organ carcinogenesis; N bis(2 hydroxypropyl)nitrosamine (DHPN); Preneoplasia and neoplasia; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; BIS(2 HYDROXYPROPYL)NITROSAMINE; CARCINOGEN; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DRINKING WATER; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; METHYLNITROSOUREA; N BUTYL N (4 HYDROXYBUTYL)NITROSAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BIOASSAY; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENOTOXICITY; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LUNG; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0034024264     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2000.tb00954.x     Document Type: Article

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