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Effect of exposure to light-at-night on life span and spontaneous carcinogenesis in female CBA mice

  1. Vladimir N. Anisimov1,†,*,
  2. Dmitri A. Baturin1,
  3. Irina G. Popovich1,
  4. Mark A. Zabezhinski1,
  5. Kenneth G. Manton2,
  6. Anna V. Semenchenko3,
  7. Anatoly I. Yashin3

Article first published online: 4 MAY 2004

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20298

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 111, Issue 4, pages 475–479, 10 September 2004

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Anisimov, V. N., Baturin, D. A., Popovich, I. G., Zabezhinski, M. A., Manton, K. G., Semenchenko, A. V. and Yashin, A. I. (2004), Effect of exposure to light-at-night on life span and spontaneous carcinogenesis in female CBA mice. Int. J. Cancer, 111: 475–479. doi: 10.1002/ijc.20298

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  1. 1

    Department of Carcinogenesis and Oncogerontology, N.N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia

  2. 2

    Center for Demographic Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

  3. 3

    Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

  1. †

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*Department of Carcinogenesis and Oncogerontology, N.N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, Pesochny-2, St. Petersburg 197758, Russia

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 1 JUL 2004
  2. Article first published online: 4 MAY 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 5 FEB 2004
  4. Manuscript Revised: 29 DEC 2003
  5. Manuscript Received: 14 NOV 2003

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  • Russian Foundation for Basic Research. Grant Number: 02-04-07573
  • Duke University, NC. Grant Number: 02-SC-NIH-1047

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