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The carotenoid crocetin (earlier found to increase relative growth of Walker 256 tumor cells and their radiosensitivity), is shown to increase the relative growth of normal Sprague-Dawley rat muscle derived cells in vitro, presumably by increasing oxygen transport.
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Wilkins, E.S., Gainer, J.L. & Wilkins, M.G. Increased relative growth rate of normal rat cells in vitro with crocetin. Experientia 33, 1028 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945949
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