Oncogenesis Health Dictionary

Oncogenesis: From 1 Different Sources

n. the development of a new abnormal growth (a benign or malignant tumour).

Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Initiator

(in oncogenesis) n. a substance that induces an irreversible change in a cell’s DNA that can result in a cancer. An example is dimethylbenzanthracene. Compare promoter.... initiator

Promoter

(in oncogenesis) n. a substance that, in conjunction with an *initiator, leads to the production of a cancer.... promoter

Oncogenesis Health Dictionary

Oncogenesis: From 1 Different Sources

Initiator

Promoter

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