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Absence of PhIP adducts, p53 and Apc mutations, in rats fed a cooked beef diet containing a high level of heterocyclic amines.
Nutrition and cancer - 1 Jan 1998
Shen C L, Purewal M, San Francisco S, Pence B C
Abstract excerpt
Meat cooked at high temperatures contains mutagens and carcinogens known as heterocyclic amines (HCA). Cooking temperature and time determine the amount of HCA produced. The present study examined the DNA of liver, colon, and stomach from rats fed a high level of HCA for 27 weeks. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a high-fat AIN-76A-based diet containing 60% by weight cooked beef containing a high level of HCA,...
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