Açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) feeding attenuates dimethylhydrazine-induced rat colon carcinogenesis
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عنوان ژورنال: Food and Chemical Toxicology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0278-6915
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.04.011