Biochemistry, Biology, and Carcinogenicity of Tobacco-Specific <i>N</i>-Nitrosamines

Chemical Research in Toxicology - Tập 11 Số 6 - Trang 559-603 - 1998
Stephen S. Hecht1
1University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Box 806 Mayo, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.

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Abbreviations AGT, alanine transaminase