The effect of the age of mice on the incidence of skin cancer.

The plausibilities of two hypotheses explaining the increased cancer incidence rate in old age caused by a constant dose of carcinogen were compared using a mouse skin painting experiment in which two groups of mice started treatment at different ages. It was shown that the hypothesis of the increas...

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Main Authors: Lee, P, Peto, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1970