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Existence in the Thymus of a Factor protecting the Skin of the Mouse against the Induction of Skin Cancers induced by 20-Methylcholanthrene

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MILLER1 has shown that thymectomy in the neonatal period of life favours the development of skin benzpyrene cancer in mice.

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  1. Department of Carcinogenesis, Cancer Institute, University of Louvain,

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MAISIN, J. Existence in the Thymus of a Factor protecting the Skin of the Mouse against the Induction of Skin Cancers induced by 20-Methylcholanthrene. Nature 204, 1211 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2041211a0

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