INDUCTION OF UNSCHEDULED DNA-SYNTHESIS IN SUSPENSIONS OF RAT HEPATOCYTES BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANT, 3,3'4,4'-TETRACHLOROAZOBENZENE

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作者
HSIA, MTS [1 ]
KREAMER, BL [1 ]
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[1] UNIV WISCONSIN,RUSSELL LABS,CTR ENVIRONM TOXICOL,MADISON,WI 53706
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10.1016/S0304-3835(79)80035-X
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
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Unscheduled DNA synthesis was induced by 3,3′4,4′-tetrachloroazobenzene (TCAB)) in freshly isolated suspensions of rat hepatocytes. A dose-dependent response was demonstrated. Hepatocellular DNA was obtained after the chloroform-isoamyl alchohol-phenol extraction of the isolated nuclei. The induction of unscheduled DNA synthesis was measured by the incorporation of [3H]-thymidine in the presence of hydroxyurea as determined by the scintillation counting assay. DNA repair data obtained in this study on benzo[a]pyrene and methyl methanesulfonate are comparable to a previous report using primary cultures of hepatocytes and cesium chloride gradients. Hence, the present method offers promise as a rapid and sensitive screen for chemical carcinogens. © 1979 Elsevier/North-Holland Scientific Publishers Ltd., All rights reserved.
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