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IN an attempt to elucidate the mode of action of urethane (ethyl carbamate) as a carcinogen for mice, its dithio analogue (NH2CSSC2H5) was prepared1,2 and a study was made of its lethal dose and general toxic effects before testing it for carcinogenicity. A report of the latter is in preparation. The short-term tests revealed an action of this compound whose significance is, at the moment, rather obscure.
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COWEN, P. Splenic Siderosis in Mice Treated with Dithiourethane. Nature 184, 366–367 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184366b0
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