Mutagenicity of Cycasin Aglycone (Methylazoxymethanol), a Naturally Occurring Carcinogen
- 27 May 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 152 (3726) , 1273-1274
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.152.3726.1273
Abstract
Methylazoxymethanol, a carcinogenic and hepatotoxic methylating agent prepared from cycad plants, has been found to be a good mutagen in Salmonella typhimurium.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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