Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic

Known as: aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAH), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [Chemical/Ingredient], PAH (polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon) 
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are a large class of organic compounds containing two or more fused aromatic rings made up of carbon and… (More)
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2006
Review
2006
Xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes involved in activation and detoxification of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental carcinogens and metabolized by a variety of xenobiotic… (More)
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2005
Review
2005
Carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-DNA adducts and mechanism of action.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a class of widespread environmental carcinogens. Most of our knowledge of their… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Defects in cardiac function precede morphological abnormalities in fish embryos exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Fish embryos exposed to complex mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from petrogenic sources show a characteristic… (More)
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2004
Review
2004
Role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated induction of the CYP1 enzymes in environmental toxicity and cancer.
The mammalian CYP1A1, CYP1A2, and CYP1B1 genes (encoding cytochromes P450 1A1, 1A2, and 1B1, respectively) are regulated by the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the urban atmosphere: a comparison of three methods.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous pollutants in urban atmospheres. Several PAHs are known carcinogens or are… (More)
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Cancer risk assessment, indicators, and guidelines for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the ambient air.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are formed during incomplete combustion. Domestic wood burning and road traffic are the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Targeting of lung cancer mutational hotspots by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
BACKGROUND Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous in combustion products of organic matter, including cigarette… (More)
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Review
1997
Review
1997
Tropospheric air pollution: ozone, airborne toxics, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and particles.
Tropospheric air pollution has impacts on scales ranging from local to global. Reactive intermediates in the oxidation of… (More)
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1995
Review
1995
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex.
The heteromeric unliganded aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex (AHRC) contains the aryl hydrocarbon receptor monomer (AHR). Binding… (More)
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1982
Review
1982
Induction of microsomal enzymes by foreign chemicals and carcinogenesis by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: G. H. A. Clowes Memorial Lecture.
extremely grateful to the Burroughs Wellcome Co. and to Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. for their support of my research in Tuckahoe from… (More)
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