The carcinogenic effects of benzoquinones produced by the flour beetle

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 159-164

  Lis, L B ^a   Bakula T ^a   Baranowski, M ^a   Czarnewicz, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^b Veterinary Surgery HelpVet   (Poland)

Author keywords

Benzoquinones; Flour beetles; Quinone carcinogenicity

Indexed keywords

BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CARCINOGEN;

ANIMAL; BEETLE; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BENZOQUINONES; CARCINOGENS;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM;

EID: 79953680457     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10181-011-0025-8     Document Type: Review

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