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Effects of the Food Additive Butylated Hydroxytoluene on Monolayer Cultures of Primate Cells

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Inhibition of monkey kidney cell numbers by the antioxidant food additive, butylated hydroxytoluene, is caused by a rapid depression of cellular metabolism. This effect varies according to sex and may be the result of more rapid metabolism of butylated hydroxytoluene in male cells.

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MILNER, S. Effects of the Food Additive Butylated Hydroxytoluene on Monolayer Cultures of Primate Cells. Nature 216, 557–560 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216557a0

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