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- noun organic chemistry The
nitrosamine (CH3-CH2)2N-N=O which is bothcarcinogenic andmutagenic
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The administration of a potent hepatocarcinogen, diethylnitrosamine (DEN), induced accelerated proliferation of liver cells in Pim-3 transgenic mice in the early phase, compared with that observed for wild-type mice.
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