Opium and oesophageal cancer: Effect of morphine and opium on the metabolism of N-nitrosodimethylamine and N-nitrosodiethylamine in the rat

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 365-369

  Ribeiro Pinto, Luis Felipe ^a   Swann, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DNA; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ALKYLATION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DNA METHYLATION; ESOPHAGUS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; MORPHINE; NARCOTICS; OPIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 2642606985     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/18.2.365     Document Type: Article

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