EXAMINING ALTERED NF-κB SIGNALLING FOLLOWING 1,4- BENZOQUINONE EXPOSURE IN HD3 CELLS

In utero exposure to benzene, a known environmental contaminant, is associated with increased risk of childhood leukemia. We have previously shown that in utero benzene exposure can alter the redox sensitive transcription factor NF-κB, which is up-regulated in leukemia. We hypothesize that this is t...

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Main Author: Stokes, SAMANTHA
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8228