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Chemically induced pheochromocytomas in rats: mechanisms and relevance for human risk assessment

Helmut GreimInstitute of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Berlin, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrea HartwigInstitute of Food Technology and Food Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Ulrike ReuterInstitute of Food Technology and Food Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Hans-Bernhard Richter-ReichhelmBundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Germany
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Heinz-Walter ThielmannGerman Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
Pages 695-718 | Received 10 Apr 2009, Accepted 17 Jul 2009, Published online: 11 Sep 2009

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