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Original Articles

Evidence for an epigenetic mode of action in organochlorine pesticide hepatocarcinogenicity: A lack of genotoxicity in rat, mouse, and hamster hepatocytes

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Pages 121-130 | Received 18 Oct 1980, Accepted 13 Jan 1981, Published online: 19 Oct 2009

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