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α‐Ecdysone, a new bracken fern factor responsible for neoplasm induction in the Egyptian toad (Bufo regularis)

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Pages 103-107 | Received 08 Jan 1985, Accepted 20 Jan 1986, Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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