"Benz(a)Anthracenes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Four fused benzyl rings with three linear and one angular, that can be viewed as a benzyl-phenanthrenes. Compare with NAPHTHACENES which are four linear rings.
| Descriptor ID |
D001551
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.149 D04.615.149
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Benz(a)Anthracenes" by people in Profiles.
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Isolation and characterization of casein-producing and -nonproducing cell populations from 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced rat mammary carcinomas. Cancer Res. 1983 May; 43(5):2199-209.
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Mammary tumorigenesis in 7,12-dimethybenzanthracene-treated C57BL x DBA/2f F1 mice. Cancer Res. 1980 Feb; 40(2):368-73.
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Analysis of aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity in human lung tissue, pulmonary macrophages, and blood lymphocytes. Cancer. 1978 Jun; 41(6):2292-300.
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The half-life of aryl hydrocarbon (benzo(a)pyrene) hydroxylase in human blood monocytes. Chem Biol Interact. 1976 Aug; 14(3-4):379-82.
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Development of an assay for aryl hydrocarbon (benzo(a)pyrene) hydroxylase in human peripheral blood monocytes. Cancer Res. 1976 Jun; 36(6):1967-74.
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Aryl hydrocarbon (benzo(a)pyrene) hydroxylase in human peripheral blood monocytes. Nature. 1974 Aug 23; 250(5468):664-5.
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Aryl hydrocarbon (benzo(alpha)pyrene) hydroxylase in guinea pig peritoneal macrophages: benz(alpha)anthracene-induced increase of enzyme activity in vivo and in cell culture. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1973 Aug; 51(2):675-8.