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Adrenal Necrosis induced by 7-Hydroxymethyl-12-methylbenz(a)anthracene and its Prevention

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THIS communication reports our investigation of the action of 7-hydroxymethyl-12-methylbenz(a)anthracene (7-OHM-MBA) on the adrenal glands of normal rats and of rats treated by methods that protect the adrenal glands against 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene, or DMBA)1,2.

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    D. N. WHEATLEY, A. R. CURRIE, ANGELA G. HAMILTON, E. BOYLAND & P. SIMS

  2. Chester Beatty Research Institute (Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital), Fulham Road, London, S.W.3.

    D. N. WHEATLEY, A. R. CURRIE, ANGELA G. HAMILTON, E. BOYLAND & P. SIMS

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WHEATLEY, D., CURRIE, A., HAMILTON, A. et al. Adrenal Necrosis induced by 7-Hydroxymethyl-12-methylbenz(a)anthracene and its Prevention. Nature 211, 1311–1312 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2111311a0

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