4-NQO
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4-Nitroquinoline 1-oxide
4-Nitroquinoline 1-oxide (also known as 4-NQO, 4NQO, 4Nqo, NQO and NQNO) is a quinoline derivative and a tumorigenic compound used in the assessment of the efficacy of diets, drugs, and procedures in the prevention and treatment of cancer in animal models. It induces DNA lesions usually corrected by nucleotide excision repair.

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4-NQO
4-nitroquinolina 1-óxido. Sustancia que se usa en el campo de la investigación de cáncer para producir tumores en animales de laboratorio. Esto se hace para probar nuevos regímenes de alimentación, medicamentos y procedimientos para usarlos en la prevención y el tratamiento de cáncer. También se llama 4-nitroquinolina 1-óxido.
  
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4-NQO
4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide. A substance that is used in cancer research to cause tumors in laboratory animals. This is done to test new diets, drugs, and procedures for use in cancer prevention and treatment.

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