Effects of diet and microsomal enzyme induction on the toxicity of dimethyl nitrosamine.

  • 1 February 1969
    • journal article
    • Vol. 50  (1) , 22-5
Abstract
Feeding a protein free diet protects rats against the lethal and hepatotoxic effects of dimethyl nitrosamine. The protection cannot be reversed by starvation or by treatments which restore microsomal enzyme activity (phenobarbital or DDT). The cause of the protective effect is unknown.