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Teplitzky, S.R., Blask, D.E., Cheng, Q., Myers, L., Hill, S.M. (2002). Melatonin and 9-cis-Retinoic Acid in the Chemoprevention of NMU-induced Rat Mammary Carcinoma. In: Olcese, J. (eds) Melatonin After Four Decades. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 460. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46814-X_40
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