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Physical Carcinogens

Physical agents, such as radiation, that may have a role in development of cancer.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2002
Review
2002
Gene p53 mutations, protein p53, and anti-p53 antibodies as biomarkers of cancer process.
The finding that gene mutations and changes in their expression form the basis of cancer processes, has prompted molecular… 
2000
2000
Carcinogen‐modified dendritic cells induce immunosuppression by incomplete T‐cell activation resulting from impaired antigen uptake and reduced CD86 expression
Exposure of the skin to environmental stimuli, such as chemical or physical carcinogens, modifies the local skin environment… 
1990
1990
Potentiation of carcinogen-induced methotrexate resistance and dihydrofolate reductase gene amplification by inhibitors of poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase.
Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of nuclear proteins is an immediate response of most eukaryotic cells to DNA strand breaks, as induced by… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Role of gap junctional cell/cell communication in the control of proliferation and neoplastic transformation.
The C3H/10T1/2 cell system has been widely used as a quantitative assay for neoplastic transformation. Following exposure to… 
1986
1986
Chromosome alterations associated with in vitro exposure of human fibroblasts to chemical or physical carcinogens.
Normal human foreskin fibroblasts treated in vitro with a chemical carcinogen or irradiated with ultraviolet light subsequently… 
1985
1985
Persistence of sister chromatid exchanges and in vitro morphological transformation of Syrian hamster fetal cells by chemical and physical carcinogens.
The induction of neoplastic cell transformation is closely associated with DNA alterations which occur shortly after carcinogen… 
1984
1984
Correlation of morphological transformation to sister chromatid exchanges induced by split doses of chemical or physical carcinogens on cultured Syrian hamster cells.
The relationship between the induction of DNA damage as reflected by sister chromatid exchange (SCE) formation and morphological… 
1981
1981
Characterization of human cells transformed by chemical and physical carcinogens in vitro
SummarySeveral different classes of chemical carcinogens induced the transformation of human fibroblasts grown in vitro… 
1976
1976
Increased attachment of nucleic acids to eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells induced by chemical and physical carcinogens and mutagens.
Significantly enhanced attachment to Ehrlich ascites and Escherichia coli cells was observed for radioactive DNA and RNA in the… 
1958
1958
Experimental carcinoma of the colon.
1. The insertion of 20-methylcholanthrene-impregnated cotton string through an appendicostomy into the ceco-appendix of 62 male… 
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