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Preferred term

Carcinogens  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Substances that increase the risk of NEOPLASMS in humans or animals. Both genotoxic chemicals, which affect DNA directly, and nongenotoxic chemicals, which induce neoplasms by other mechanism, are included.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Carcinogen
  • Oncogen
  • Oncogens

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CJHX9QH8-6

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