Chemistry and biology of N-nitroso compounds /

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Author / Creator:Lijinsky, W. (William), 1928-
Imprint:Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Description:xiv, 464 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge monographs on cancer research
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1396549
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ISBN:0521346290 (hardback)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [414]-452) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Glossary
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Occurence, formation and detection of N-nitroso compounds
  • 3. Chemical properties of N-nitroso compunds
  • 4. Metabolism and cellular interactions of N-nitroso compunds
  • 5. Toxicity of N-nitroso compunds
  • 6. Mutagenesis and cell transformation by N-nitroso compunds
  • 7. Structure-activity relations in carcinogenesis by N-nitroso compunds
  • 8. Conclusions - the importance of N-nitroso compunds as environmental carcinogens and as experimental models for investigating cancer
  • Index