Enzymological Studies on Processes in Cellular Differentiation and Transformation: The Use of the Human Hair Follicle as an Easily Available Human Biopsy Tissue

January 1987 in “ Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ”

A.C. Dykstra

Studysummary This article discusses the metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene in chemical carcinogenesis and reports no new experimental findings.

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