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Chromium(VI)-induced mutagenesis in the lungs of big blue transgenic mice.
Journal of environmental pathology, toxicology and oncology : official organ of the International Society for Environmental Toxicology and Cancer - 1 Jan 2000
Cheng L, Sonntag D M, de Boer J, Dixon K
Abstract excerpt
The mutagenic activity of the hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] compound potassium dichromate was examined in the Big Blue transgenic mouse lung, the target organ for Cr(VI) carcinogenesis in humans. Mice were exposed to Cr(VI) by intratracheal instillation of a potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) solution. Analysis of the deposition of Cr in mouse lungs revealed that the procedure reproducibly resulted in about 5%...
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