Biotransformation of Xenobiotics in Human Intestinal Mucosa

By Hoensch, H. P.

Book Id: WPLBN0000077677
Format Type: PDF eBook
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Biotransformation of Xenobiotics in Human Intestinal Mucosa
Author:	Hoensch, H. P.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, United Nations., United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Disarmament Documents
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Publisher:	United Nations- Office for Disarmament Affairs (Unoda)


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Excerpt: There is increasing evidence linking environmentalpollution and intestinal cancer (1.3). Colon cancer constitutes a major clinical problem, since its incidence is steadily rising in the countriesof the western hemisphere (4). Although it was originally thought. that genetic factors determine the development of colon carcinomas, it is now recognized that environmental determinants are more important (5-7). Among other firctors, a high dietary content of satunted fat and animal meat and a deficiency of undigestable bulk material seem to be related to colon neoplasms. However the causative carcinogen and the mechanism of action of these types of diet have not been identified yet. On the other hand several carcinogenic chemicals have been found in the human diet representing either naturally occurring compounds (8) or environmental pollutants (2) .