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Genetic predisposition to 4NQO-induced tongue carcinogenesis in the rat.
Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre - 1 Jan 2000
Tanuma Jun-ichi, Hirano Masato, Hirayama Yoshikazu, Semba Ichiro, Ogawa Kotaro, Shisa Hayase, Hiai Hiroshi, Kitano Motoo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to elucidate the genetic basis of predisposition to 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO)-induced tongue cancers (TCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We have reported that inbred Dark-Agouti (DA) strain rats were highly susceptible to 4NQO-induced TCs, whereas Wistar/Furth (WF) rats were resistant to tongue squamous cell carcinomas induced by oral administration of 4NQO. Using size and number of the...
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