Role of gut flora in the genotoxicity of dinitrotoluene

Nature. 1982 Jan 28;295(5847):322-3. doi: 10.1038/295322a0.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / metabolism*
  • Biotransformation
  • Carcinogens / metabolism*
  • Cecum / microbiology
  • Dinitrobenzenes / metabolism*
  • Dinitrobenzenes / toxicity
  • Germ-Free Life
  • Intestines / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Nitrobenzenes / metabolism*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred F344

Substances

  • Carcinogens
  • Dinitrobenzenes
  • Nitrobenzenes
  • 2,4-dinitrotoluene