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Apparent resistance of the integument of the invertebrate Lehmannia poirieri to production of papillary tumors by a known chemical carcinogen
Author(s) -
Arcadi John A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930090113
Subject(s) - carcinogen , vertebrate , invertebrate , integument , biology , medicine , pathology , anatomy , ecology , biochemistry , gene
Papillary tumors of the skin of the land invertebrate Lehmannia poirieri (a gastropod) could not be induced by using a potent vertebrate carcinogen. With the same agent 7,12‐dimethylbenz (a) anthracene papillary tumors can readily be induced in mice. The resistance of this invertebrate to a known vertebrate carcinogen is discussed and the ramifications are conjectured.