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The potent colon carcinogen, 1,2-dimethylhydrazine induces mutations primarily in the colon.
Mutation research - 14 Nov 2004
Newell Lórien E, Heddle John A
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1,2-Dimethylhydrazine (DMH) is a potent colon carcinogen that is commonly used as an initiator in studies of the effects of diet on colon cancer. Previous studies have shown that although this compound produces multiple tumors in the colons in most individuals of every species tested, it is, at best, marginally mutagenic in the bone marrow (micronuclei) and small intestine (Dlb-1 mutations). Here we report its...
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