OXIDATIVE DAMAGE, DNA REPAIR AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN CHEMICAL TERATOGENESIS.

  • Published : 2002.05.01

Abstract

Embryonic prostaglandin H synthases (PHSs) and lipoxygenases bioactivate xenobiotics (phenytoin, thalidomide, benzo[a]pyrene) to free radical intermediates that initiate reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, which oxidatively damage cellular macromolecules and/or alter signal transduction.(omitted)

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