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Original Articles

Preventive Effects of Curcumin on the Development of Azoxymethane-Induced Colonic Preneoplastic Lesions in Male C57BL/KsJ-db/db Obese Mice

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Pages 72-79 | Received 28 Jun 2010, Accepted 20 Jun 2011, Published online: 15 Dec 2011

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