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On the effects of some carcinogenic hydrocarbons on the growth of sporelings of marine red algae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

A. D. Boney  and
E. D. S. Corner
A. D. Boney
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biology, Plymouth College of Technology
E. D. S. Corner
Affiliation:
The Plymouth Laboratory
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Low concentrations of various carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons cause a considerable increase in cell production when applied to sporelings of certain marine red algae.

Whereas low concentrations of carcinogenic derivatives of benzanthracene stimulate cell production, similar concentrations of structurally related non-carcinogens inhibit it.

The applicability of the method as a rapid screening test for carcinogens is discussed.

Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , October 1962 , pp. 579 - 585
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1962

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