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Evidence for the lack of base-change and small-deletion mutation induction by trichloroethylene in lacZ transgenic mice.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis - 1 Jan 1999
Douglas G R, Gingerich J D, Soper L M, Potvin M, Bjarnason S
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Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a widely used industrial solvent employed mainly for degreasing and cold-cleaning metal parts. It is also used for dry cleaning, and in the production of a number of chemical products. It has been shown to induce liver and lung tumors in rodents, and have a variety of positive and negative results using in vitro and in vivo mutagenicity tests. In order to assist in the interpretation of...
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