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Genotoxicity of acrylamide and glycidamide.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 7 Jul 2004
Besaratinia Ahmad, Pfeifer Gerd P
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BACKGROUND: Acrylamide, a known rodent carcinogen, is found in the human diet. However, the mechanism by which acrylamide exerts its carcinogenic effects remains unclear. METHODS: Normal human bronchial epithelial cells and Big Blue mouse embryonic fibroblasts that carry a lambda phage cII transgene were treated in vitro with acrylamide, its primary epoxide metabolite glycidamide, or water (control) and then...
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