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TUMORIGENICITY OF CELLULOSE FIBERS INJECTED INTO THE RAT PERITONEAL CAVITY

R. T. Cullen Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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B. G. Miller Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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S. Clark Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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J. M. G. Davis Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Pages 685-703 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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