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Carcinogens

Known as: Cancer Causing Agents, Chemical Carcinogen, Carcinogen 
Any chemical, biological or physical agents that increase the risk of neoplasms in humans or animals. Carcinogens include natural or synthesized… 
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2003
2003
Use of pulsed‐UV processes to destroy NDMA
Bench‐scale experiments were conducted to determine the effectiveness of using pulsed‐ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and pulsed‐UV… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Workshop report on EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) guidelines for carcinogen risk assessment. Held in Virginia Beach, Virginia on January 11-13, 1989
On September 24, 1986, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidelines for assessing human risk from exposure to… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Roles of urinary sodium ion concentration and pH in promotion by ascorbic acid of urinary bladder carcinogenesis in rats.
Since the sodium salt of ascorbic acid (AA) promoted two-stage urinary bladder carcinogenesis in rats, whereas AA itself did not… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Tumorigenic effects of direct- and indirect-acting chemical carcinogens in rats on a restricted diet.
The influence of diet restriction on induction of intestinal tumors in Sprague-Dawley rats by two unique carcinogenic agents was… 
1981
1981
High-frequency cotransfer of the transformed phenotype and a tumor-specific transplantation antigen by DNA from the 3-methylcholanthrene-induced Meth A sarcoma of BALB/c mice.
We transformed BALB/3T3 mouse cells with cellular DNA extracted from the Meth A sarcoma, a 3-methylcholanthrene-induced tumor of… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
A survey of the growth characteristics of and the host reactions to one hundred C3H/He mammary carcinomas.
Abstract The ability of mouse mammary carcinomas to induce transplantation resistance in syngeneic hosts has been tested by the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Die Molekularbiologie der Tumorviren
All classes of vertebrates harbor tumor viruses that are capable of inducing either tumors or leukemias. After infection, their… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Effects of serum concentration on the expression of carcinogen-induced transformation in the C3H/10T1/2 CL8 cell line.
The C3H/10T1/2 CL8 cell line (10T1/2) is being widely used as a quantitative assay system for chemical and physical carcinogens… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Dietary constituents altering the responses to chemical carcinogens.
This paper deals with two categories of compounds having the capacity to inhibit the neoplastic effects of chemical carcinogens… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
The metabolism of 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide, a carcinogen. 3. An enzyme catalyzing the conversion of 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide to 4-hydroxyaminoquinoline-1-oxide in rat liver and hepatomas.
Summary The activity of an enzyme that converts 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide, a carcinogen, to 4-hydroxyaminoquinoline-1-oxide, a…