Reproductive effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (tcdd) in female rats: Ovulation, hormonal regulation, and possible mechanism(s)

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 321-327

  Li, Xuelin ^a   Johnson, Donald C ^b   Rozman, Kari K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 0029089592     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1995.1157     Document Type: Article

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