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Role of gene knockout mice in understanding the mechanisms of chemical toxicity and carcinogenesis.
Cancer letters - 1 Sept 1999
Gonzalez F J, Kimura S
Abstract excerpt
Most chemical carcinogens require metabolic activation to electrophilic metabolites that are capable of binding to DNA and causing gene mutation. Carcinogen metabolism is carried out by large groups of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes that include the phase I cytochromes P450 (P450) and phase II enzymes that include various transferases. During the past 10 years, considerable attention has been focused on the role...
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