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[Induction of fragile sites by chemical and physical agents].
Acta physiologica, pharmacologica et therapeutica latinoamericana : organo de la Asociacion Latinoamericana de Ciencias Fisiologicas y [de] la Asociacion Latinoamericana de Farmacologia - 1 Jan 1991
Fundia A F, Larripa I B
Abstract excerpt
Many human malignancies are thought to be caused in large part by environmental agents. Studies indicate that ionizing radiation and many chemical mutagens/carcinogens appear to induce chromosomal mutations. Recently, it was suggested that chromosome aberrations (CA) might be produced by breakage at specific chromosomal points known as fragile sites (FS). FS induced by different chemical agents has been widely...
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