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carcinogenesis
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biological development
- In biological development: Normal and abnormal development
…is nearly always retrogressive, is carcinogenesis, the production of tumours. Carcinogenesis involves a change in the developmental behaviour of a group of cells. Initially, it often involves a loss of some of the functional and structural characteristics that previously appeared in the cells. It is commonly followed, however, by the…
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poisons and poisoning
- In poison: Carcinogenesis
Carcinogens are chemicals that can produce tumours, abnormal tissue growths caused by a loss of control in cell replication. Most tumours are solid masses (e.g., lung cancer), but some do not occur as tissue swellings (e.g., leukemia).
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