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Contribution of dichloroacetate and trichloroacetate to liver tumor induction in mice by trichloroethylene.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology - 1 Jul 2002
Bull Richard J, Orner Gayle A, Cheng Rita S, Stillwell Lisa, Stauber Anja J, Sasser Lyle B, Lingohr Melissa K, Thrall Brian D
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Determining the key events in the induction of liver cancer in mice by trichloroethylene (TRI) is important in the determination of how risks from this chemical should be treated at low doses. At least two metabolites can contribute to liver cancer in mice, dichloroacetate (DCA) and trichloroacetate (TCA). TCA is produced from metabolism of TRI at systemic concentrations that can clearly contribute to this...
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