Role of Free Radicals, Oxidative Stress and Xenobiotics in Carcinogenesis by Environmental Pollutants
Carcinogenesis by many small molecular weight chemicals involves either a direct action of the chemical on cellular DNA or metabolism of the parent chemical to an active or ultimate form, which can than react with cellular DNA to produce a permanent chemical change in a DNA structure. A free radical...
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Language: | English |
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Universidad de Los Andes
2014-09-01
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Series: | Avances en Biomedicina |
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Online Access: | http://erevistas.saber.ula.ve/index.php/biomedicina/article/view/4616 |