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Micronucleated erythrocyte frequency in control and azidothymidine-treated Tk+/+, Tk+/- and Tk-/- mice.
Mutation research - 1 Mar 2005
Dobrovolsky Vasily N, McGarrity Lynda J, VonTungeln Linda S, Mittelstaedt Roberta A, Morris Suzanne M, Beland Frederick A, Heflich Robert H
Abstract excerpt
The first step in the activation of the anti-retroviral nucleoside analogue azidothymidine (AZT) involves its conversion to a 5'-monophosphate. In this study, we have evaluated the role of cytosolic thymidine kinase (Tk), the major enzyme involved in phosphorylating thymidine and its analogues, in the nuclear DNA damage produced by AZT in neonatal mice. Tk+/+, Tk+/- and Tk-/- mice were treated intraperitoneally...
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