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Sex- and strain-specific expression of cytochrome P450s in Ochratoxin A-induced genotoxicity and carcinogenicity in rats
1 Oct 1998
Abstract excerpt
Ochratoxin A (OTA), a nephrotoxic and carcinogenic mycotoxin, is implicated in the etiology of Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN), a chronic disease affecting populations in the Balkans. Patients suffering from Balkan endemic nephropathy, urinary-tract tumors, or both are more frequently extensive metabolizers of debrisoquine than persons unaffected by these conditions. As shown previously (Castegnaro et al., Int J...
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