The mechanism of benzene-induced leukemia: a hypothesis and speculations on the causes of leukemia.
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 104 (suppl 6), 1219-1225
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.961041219
Abstract
An overall hypothesis for benzene-induced leukemia is proposed. Key components of the hypothesis include a) activation of benzene in the liver to phenolic metabolites; b) transport of these metabolites to the bone marrow and conversion to semiquinone ...Keywords
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