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A Possible Role for Free Radicals in Tumor Progression

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The possible role of free radicals during experimental chemical carcinogenesis has been recently reviewed and speculated on by several authors (1–4). Much of the direct evidence for free-radical participation in carcinogenesis has come from the mouse skin model system.

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    J. B. Rotstein, J. F. O’Connell & T. J. Slaga

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Rotstein, J.B., O’Connell, J.F., Slaga, T.J. (1987). A Possible Role for Free Radicals in Tumor Progression. In: Cerutti, P.A., Nygaard, O.F., Simic, M.G. (eds) Anticarcinogenesis and Radiation Protection. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6462-1_33

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