Human pulmonary alveolar macrophages metabolise benzo(a)pyrene to proximate and ultimate mutagens

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Benzo(a)pyreneCarcinogenRespiratory tractPyreneChemistryMutagenRespiratory systemParticulatesBiochemistryBiologyAnatomyOrganic chemistry

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Year: 1978
Type: article
Volume: 272
Issue: 5654
Pages: 633-634
Citations: 100
Access: Closed

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                                    Curtis C. Harris, 
                                
                                    Ih Chang Hsu, 
                                
                                    Gary D. Stoner
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1978). 
                            Human pulmonary alveolar macrophages metabolise benzo(a)pyrene to proximate and ultimate mutagens. 
                            Nature
                            , 272
                            (5654)
                            , 633-634.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/272633a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/272633a0