Carcinogenicity of iron in conjunction w
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Andrew G. Smith; Jose R. P. Cabral; Philip Carthew; Jean E. Francis; Margaret M.
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Article
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1989
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John Wiley and Sons
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French
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Pre-loading of C57BUIOScSn mice with iron greatly sensitizes them to the induction of hepatic porphyria caused by hexachlorobenzene (HCB) (Smith and Francis, 1983). HCB will also cause liver tumours in experimental animals. Elevated liver iron stores are implicated in the development of some human l