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Dietary Berries and Ellagic Acid Diminish Estrogen-Mediated Mammary Tumorigenesis ∈ ACI rats

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Pages 227-234 | Received 08 Feb 2007, Accepted 04 Jun 2007, Published online: 25 Mar 2008

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