In Vitro

, Volume 13, Issue 10, pp 648–661 | Cite as

The scientific imperative for use of human cells and organs in vitro: Comparative toxicology and oncogenesis

  • T. Timothy Crocker
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Aflatoxin Organ Culture DMBA Polycyclic Hydrocarbon Human Fetal Lung 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • T. Timothy Crocker
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Community and Environmental Medicine, College of MedicineUniversity of CaliforniaIrvine

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