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A review of the genotoxicity of the industrial chemical cumene.
Mutation research. Reviews in mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Gollapudi B Bhaskar, Williams Amy L, Bus James S
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this review is to evaluate the literature on the genotoxicity of cumene (CAS # 98-82-8) and to assess the role of mutagenicity, if any, in the mode of action for cumene-induced rodent tumors. The studies reviewed included microbial mutagenicity, DNA damage/ repair, cytogenetic effects, and gene mutations. In reviewing these studies, attention was paid to their conformance to applicable OECD test...
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