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amitrole

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am·i·trole  (m-trl)
n.
An herbicide, C2H4N4, used on nonfood croplands to control annual grasses and broadleaf and aquatic weeds. It is not used on food crops because of its carcinogenic properties. Also called aminotriazole.
[ami(no)tr(iaz)ole.]
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, thionamides, amitrole, and ethylenethiourea) decrease TH synthesis by inhibition of thyroid peroxidase (Capen 1997, 1998; Hill et al.
Thyroid-hormone--disrupting chemicals: evidence for dose-dependent ... by DeVito, Michael J. / Environmental Health Perspectives
For five chemicals (amitrole, DDT, dieldrin, PBB, DPH), the same tumors were observed from early and/or adult exposures, although the studies for amitrole, DDT, and dieldrin evaluated the animals only for liver tumors.
Assessing susceptibility from early-life exposure to carcinogens by Woodruff, Tracey J. / Environmental Health Perspectives
(a) The chemicals classified as mutagenic were benzidine, benzo(a)pyrene, DEN, safrole, and vinyl chloride; the chemicals classified as not mutagenic were amitrole, diphenylhydantoin, ethylene thiourea, and polybrominated biphenyls.
Age-related differences in susceptibility to carcinogenesis: a ... by Ericson, Jen / Environmental Health Perspectives
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