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THE observations1,2 that toxic groundnut meal when fed to rats will lead to the development of liver cancer have been amply confirmed3–5. It remained necessary, however, to demonstrate that the mould product, aflatoxin, which is responsible for the acute toxic effects of contaminated meals6 is also responsible for the carcinogenic activity.
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BARNES, J., BUTLER, W. Carcinogenic Activity of Aflatoxin to Rats. Nature 202, 1016 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2021016a0
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