R. Rascati, R. Tennant
Jun 1, 1978
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Abstract
Abstract Hydroxyurea and two related compounds, carbamoyloxyurea and formamidoxime, induce endogenous retrovirus expression in AKR mouse embryo cells. Only the induction of ecotropic (N-tropic) virus was detected. The ability of each compound to induce shows a linear dose-response over a limited range of concentrations which correlate with the cytotoxicity of each of the compounds. The data suggest that these compounds may induce virus expression via damage to cellular DNA.