During adolescence, Spermatogonia, mature into primary spermatocytes 

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Chemical carcinogens classified into two general categories:
1. Direct-acting carcinogens
2. Indirect-acting carcinogens

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Direct-acting carcinogens

Highly reactive compounds that can react with and modify nucleotide bases in DNA so as to distort the normal pattern of base pairing

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Direct-carcinogens includes:

Ethylmethane sulfonate (EMS)
Dimethyl sulfate (DMS)
Nitrogen mustards

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Indirect-acting carcinogens

Relatively unreactive compounds that become modified to more reactive forms by cellular cytochrome P-450 enzymes

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Benzo(a)pyrene, found in cigarette smoke as well as in coal tar, undergoes metabolic activation by cytochrome P-450 in the lungs to form a potent mutagen.

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P-450 enzymes, modify benzo(a)pyrene in a series of reactions, producing 7,8-diol-9,10-epoxide, a highly potent mutagenic species.