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Mutagenicity of aristolochic acid in the lambda/lacZ transgenic mouse (MutaMouse).
Mutation research - 25 Mar 2002
Kohara Arihiro, Suzuki Takayoshi, Honma Masamitsu, Ohwada Tomohiko, Hayashi Makoto
Abstract excerpt
Aristolochic acid (AA) is found in a plant that causes urothelial carcinomas in patients with Chinese herb nephropathy (CHN). To evaluate the in vivo mutagenicity of AA, we analysed the mutant frequency (MF) in the lacZ and cII gene of 10 organs of the lambda/lacZ transgenic mouse (MutaMouse) after intragastric treatment with AA (15mg/kg per week x 4). Simultaneously, the clastogenicity of AA was evaluated by the...
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