Urethane as a Carcinogen and as an Anæsthetic for Fishes
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1476-4687
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Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
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Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
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[Auszug] There is one possible exception which we feel warrants more publicity than it has received in the past. Urethane (ethyl carbamate) was found to induce tumours of the lung in mice1 and rats2, and since then has been found carcinogenic for other mouse tissues to a lesser extent3. This compound was ...
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