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. 1963 Jun;17(2):242–251. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1963.34

Effects of Whole Body Irradiation and of Partial Hepatectomy on the Liver Lesions Induced in Rats by a Single Dose of Retrorsine, a Pyrrolizidine (Senecio) Alkaloid

R Schoental, J P M Bensted
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