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Fol. Biol. 2000, 46, 73-76

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2000046020073

Effects of Retinyl Acetate and Melatonin on N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-Induced Mammary Carcinogenesis in Rats. A Preliminary Report

B. Bojková, P. Kubatka, K. Môciková, M. Mníchová, Eva Ahlersová, I. Ahlers

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

Received November 1999
Accepted January 2000

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