Production of large amounts of hydrogen peroxide by human tumor cells.

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Summary

Constitutive generation of large amounts of reactive oxygen intermediates, if it occurs in vivo, might contribute to the ability of some tumors to mutate, inhibit antiproteases, injure local tissues, and therefore promote tumor heterogeneity, invasion, and metastasis.

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1991-02-01
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Keywords

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Horseradish peroxidase, Reactive oxygen species, Catalase

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