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Inhibition of Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis by N-Acetylcysteine

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N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a precursor of intracellular cysteine and glutathione (GSH)) (1), is extensively used in the treatment of patients suffering from respiratory diseases. Moreover, this synthetic aminothiol has been shown to possess a variety of antitoxic properties in humans, animals and in vitro test systems (2).

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  1. Institute of Hygiene, University of Genoa, 1-16132, Genoa, Italy

    Silvio De Flora, Carlo Bennicelli, Anna Camoirano, Domizio Serra, Cristina Basso & Patrizia Zanacchi

  2. Institute of General Physiology, University of Genoa, 1-16132, Genoa, Italy

    Carmelo F. Cesarone

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  1. Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  2. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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  3. National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

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De Flora, S. et al. (1987). Inhibition of Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis by N-Acetylcysteine. In: Cerutti, P.A., Nygaard, O.F., Simic, M.G. (eds) Anticarcinogenesis and Radiation Protection. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6462-1_56

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