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Fol. Biol. 2000, 46, 69-72

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2000046020069

Melatonin and Retinyl Acetate as Chemopreventives in DMBA-Induced Mammary Carcinogenesis in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats

Eva Ahlersová, I. Ahlers, P. Kubatka, B. Bojková, K. Môciková, Š. Gajdošová, H. M. Onderková

Institute of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia

Received January 2000
Accepted February 2000

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