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Mutations induced by 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) in the lacZ and cII genes of Muta Mouse.
Mutation research - 13 Jun 2004
Hashimoto Kiyohiro, Ohsawa Koh-Ichi, Kimura Masaaki
Abstract excerpt
4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) found in chewing tobacco, snuff, cigarettes, and cigars is a tobacco-specific nitrosamine and classified as a possible human carcinogen (Class 2B) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). NNK given intraperitoneally was seen to induce lung and liver adenomas. To evaluate the genotoxicity of NNK in vivo, NNK was intraperitoneally administered...
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