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Malignant tumours of the nasal cavity were induced in 19 of 56 (34%) female MRC-Wistar rats by 1-nitrosopiperazine administered orally for life. These tumours were of neurogenic origin, according to classical histologicriteria.
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Bösartige Geschwülste der Nasenhöhle wurden in 19 von 56 (34%) weiblichen MRC-Wistar-Ratten durch orale Gabe von 1-Nitrosopiperazin induziert. Nach histologischen Kriterien waren diese Tumoren neurogener Herkunft.
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Pelfrene, A., Garcia, H. Chemically induced esthesioneuroblastomas in rats. Z. Krebsforsch. 86, 113–119 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00283998
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