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Exposure to the carcinogen benzopyrene depletes tissue vitamin a: β‐carotene prevents depletion

Thomas E. Edes Department of Medicine, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital and the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65201; Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, 800 Hospital Dr., Columbia, MO, 65201
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Daniel G. Gysbers Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital and the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65201
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Christopher S. Buckley Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital and the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65201
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William H. Thornton Jr. Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital and the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65201
Pages 159-166 | Received 19 Sep 1990, Accepted 31 Oct 1990, Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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