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Retardation of experimental tumorigenesis and reduction in dna adducts by turmeric and curcumin

K. Krishnaswamy National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai‐osmania, Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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V.K. Goud National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai‐osmania, Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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B. Sesikeran National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai‐osmania, Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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M.A. Mukundan National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai‐osmania, Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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T.P. Krishna National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai‐osmania, Hyderabad, 500 007, India
Pages 163-166 | Received 20 Jun 1997, Accepted 05 Jan 1998, Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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