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Original Article

Sequential Pathological Changes Induced in Rats with the Anti-Cancer Drug I, 3-Bis (2-Chloroethyl)-I-Nitrosourea (BCNU)

Hildegard M. Schuller From the Laboratory of Experimental Therapeutics and Metabolism, Pathology and Ultra-structural Oncology Section, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute,
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Adaline C. Smith From the Laboratory of Experimental Therapeutics and Metabolism, Pathology and Ultra-structural Oncology Section, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute,
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Marybelle Gregg From the Laboratory of Experimental Therapeutics and Metabolism, Pathology and Ultra-structural Oncology Section, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute,
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Michael R. Boyd From the Laboratory of Experimental Therapeutics and Metabolism, Pathology and Ultra-structural Oncology Section, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute,
Pages 327-339 | Received 10 Dec 1984, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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