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Estrogen Dependent Growth of a Rat Pituitary Tumor (MtT/F84)
An estrogen dependent transplantable pituitary tumor, designated MtT/F84, was induced in an estrogenized female F344 rat and has been serially passaged in 17 β-estradiol treated female rats. It grew well in rats ...
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Interactions of tin and selenium, as well as of lead and selenium, were investigated in male ICR mice. The toxic effects of selenium on mortality and body weight loss were reduced by simultaneous injection wit...