Organic Chemical
butylhydroxybutylnitrosamine
Subclass of:
Nitrosamines
Definitions related to butylhydroxybutylnitrosamine:
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A substituted carcinogenic nitrosamine.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(n-butyl-n-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine) A synthetic carcinogenic compound found in a variety of smokes and industrial products, N-butyl-N-4-hydroxybutyl nitrosamine is used in biomedical research to induce transitional and squamous cell urinary bladder cancers and to promote experimental hepatocarcinogenesis, probably through abnormal DNA methylation. (NCI04)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(n-butyl-n-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine) A substance that is used in cancer research to cause bladder tumors in laboratory animals. This is done to test new diets, drugs, and procedures for use in cancer prevention and treatment.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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