Enhanced levels in neonatal rat liver of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine), a major mutagenic oxidative DNA lesion.

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Summary

Increased formation of this mutagenic DNA lesion during the critical postnatal phase when there is rapid cell proliferation in all tissues is proposed to contribute to carcinogenesis in susceptible tissues later in life.

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1997-07-01
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Keywords

Deoxyguanosine, DNA oxidation, Carcinogenesis, Oxidative stress, Lesion

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