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Biochemistry of Chemical Carcinogenesis

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. R. Colin Garner

    1. University of York, York, UK

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  2. Jan Hradec

    1. Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Prague, Czechoslovakia

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Chemical Carcinogenesis and the Primary Prevention of Human Cancer

    • Lorenzo Tomatis
    Pages 1-12

  3. Metabolism of Chemical Carcinogens

    • Franz Oesch, Helmut Thomas
    Pages 13-24

  4. Mechanisms of Chemical Carcinogenesis

    • Rudolf Preussman
    Pages 25-35

  5. Chemical Carcinogens Present in Nigerian (African) Foods and Drinks

    • Helen O. Kwanashie
    Pages 37-43

  6. Conversion Induced by Transforming Growth Factors α and β: The Role of “Wound Hormones” in Multistage Skin Carcinogenesis

    • Friedrich Marks, Gerhard Fürstenberger
    Pages 45-53

  7. Arachidonic Acid Metabolites as Endogeneous Mediators of Chromosomal Alterations and Tumor Development in Mouse Skin in Vivo

    • G. Furstenberger, H. Hagedorn, B. Schurick, R. T. Petrusevska, N. E. Fusenig, F. Marks
    Pages 55-64

  8. Studies on the Mechanism of Conversion Effected by the Tumor Promoter TPA

    • V. Kinzel, B. Färber, M. Kaszkin, R. T. Petrusevska, N. E. Fusenig, F. Marks et al.
    Pages 65-73

  9. Genotoxic Effect of Naturally Occurring and Cooked-Food-Related Mutagens

    • M. Börzsonyi
    Pages 75-79

  10. Biochemsistry of DNA Repair Patch Synthesis in UV-Irradiated Permeable Diploid Human Fibroblasts

    • Steven L. Dresler, Kevin Sean Kimbo, Mark G. Frattini, Rona M. Robinson-Hill
    Pages 81-88

  11. Interactions of Carcinogens with Nucleic Acids

    • R. Colin Garner
    Pages 89-98

  12. The Induction of Alkali Labile Sites in DNA of CHO Cells by Methyl Methan-Sulphonate and Dimethylsulfate and Its Relationship to the Inhibition of of Nascent DNA Chain Elongation

    • R. Štětina
    Pages 99-104

  13. Functional Significance of Ribonucleic Acids Modified by Chemical Carcinogens: A Review

    • Jan Hradec
    Pages 105-115

  14. Evaluation of Carcinogenic and Non-Carcinogenic Metal Compounds by Their Interference in the Renaturation of Highly Polymerized DNA and Their Activation by Microsomes

    • H. M. Dani, Sneh Ahuja, Ravinder Mohan
    Pages 117-123

  15. Chemical Carcinogens and Oncogenes

    • D. K. Biswas
    Pages 125-134

  16. Ras P21 Level and Tyrosine Kinase Activity during Carcinogenesis of Human Colon Tumors

    • O. Csuka, J. Sugár
    Pages 135-144

  17. Utilization of Initiator Transfer Ribonucleic Acid Modified by Carcinogens Cholesteryl 14-Methylhexadecanoate and N-Methyl-N-Nitrosourea for Cell-Free Protein Synthesis

    • Jan Hradec, Petr Pohlreich
    Pages 145-154

  18. Effect of Thiram on Cytochrome P-450 Studied by the Cypia-Test

    • Iwonna Randen-Staron, Maria Szumilo, Teresa Szymczyk
    Pages 155-158

  19. Translocation of Phosphatidate Phosphohydrolase from the Cytosol to Microsomal Membranes is Increased in Experimental Liver Tumors

    • C. Cascales, L. Bosca, A. Martin, D. Velasco, D. N. Brindley, M. Cascales
    Pages 159-166

  20. Induction of Hepatoma in Seven-Day-Old C57BL/6 Mice with a Single dose of Aflatoxin and the Influence of Diethyldithiocarbamate

    • F. Habálek
    Pages 167-174
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of York, York, UK

    R. Colin Garner

  • Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Prague, Czechoslovakia

    Jan Hradec

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biochemistry of Chemical Carcinogenesis

  • Editors: R. Colin Garner, Jan Hradec

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0539-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7856-6Published: 08 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-0539-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 267

  • Topics: Oncology, Cancer Research, Biochemistry, general

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