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Lack of effects of selenium on N‐nitrosomethylbenzylamine‐induced tumorigenesis, DNA methylation, and oncogene expression in rats and mice

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Pages 287-295 | Received 23 Apr 1992, Accepted 23 Jul 1992, Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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