THE EFFECT OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS ON LIVER TUMOR PROMOTION: A ROLE FOR KUPFFER CELLS?
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitious lipophilic environmental pollutants. At least some of the PCB congeners and mixtures are hepatic tumor promoters. The mechanisms are not fully understood and might be multifactorial Besides being the most abundant congener in the environment, 2,2,4,4,...
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UKnowledge
2005
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| Online Access: | http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/402 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1405&context=gradschool_diss |