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In utero exposure of mice to dibenzo[a,l]pyrene produces lymphoma in the offspring: role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.
Cancer research - 15 Jan 2006
Yu Zhen, Loehr Christiane V, Fischer Kay A, Louderback Mandy A, Krueger Sharon K, Dashwood Roderick H, Kerkvliet Nancy I, Pereira Clifford B, Jennings-Gee Jamie E, Dance Stephanie T, Miller Mark Steven, Bailey George S, Williams David E
Abstract excerpt
Lymphoma and leukemia are the most common cancers in children and young adults; in utero carcinogen exposure may contribute to the etiology of these cancers. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DBP), was given to pregnant mice (15 mg/kg body weight, gavage) on gestation day 17. Significant mortalities in offspring, beginning at 12 weeks of age, were observed due to an aggressive T-cell...
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