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Summary
3-methylcholanthrene in a single dose of 10 mg/ml sesame oil when fed to rats through a gastric tube, concentrated in the breast and fat of virgin female rats and in milk and breast of lactating rats. The level of 3-methylcholanthrene in other tissues was either very small or insignificant. It was further demonstrated that 3-methylcholanthrene persisted in a significant amount in these tissues at the end of 8 days following a single feeding of the carcinogen.
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