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The enigma of arsenic carcinogenesis: role of metabolism.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology - 1 May 1999
Goering P L, Aposhian H V, Mass M J, Cebrián M, Beck B D, Waalkes M P
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Inorganic arsenic is considered a high-priority hazard, particularly because of its potential to be a human carcinogen. In exposed human populations, arsenic is associated with tumors of the lung, skin, bladder, and liver. While it is known to be a human carcinogen, carcinogenesis in laboratory animals by this metalloid has never been convincingly demonstrated. Therefore, no animal models exist for studying...
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