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cancerethylnitrosoureaexperimental Primal Health researchfetal life

Teratogenic and carcinogenic effects in the offspring after single injection of ethylnitrosourea to pregnant rats.

Autor(en)

Druckrey H, Ivankovic S, Preussmann R

Veröffentlichungsdatum

1966

Ort der Sudie

Germany

Abstract

This study demonstrated that injection of ethylnitrosourea in pregnant rats can cause neurogenic tumours in the offspring.

Diskussion

We mention this experimental study because in contributes to demonstrate that the beginning to the chain of events leading to certain forms of cancer can start during fetal life.