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Mutagenic Effect of 3-Hydroxykynurenine and 3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid

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MANY metabolites of tryptophane found in the urine of patients with leukaemia1,2 and bladder tumours3–12 induce tumours in experimental animals13–16.

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KUZNEZOVA, L. Mutagenic Effect of 3-Hydroxykynurenine and 3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid. Nature 222, 484–485 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222484a0

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