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IN order to investigate the innervation of experimental tumours, we painted the right ear and flank of BALB mice with a saturated solution of 20-methylcholanthrene (MCA) in benzene, and painted the left side with benzene alone. We have found that MCA evokes a prompt growth response by the regional cutaneous nerves.
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FITZGERALD, M., LAVELLE, S. Epidermal Innervation in Methylcholanthrene-painted Mouse Skin. Nature 206, 107–108 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206107a0
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