Reflections on risk assessment of receptor-acting xenobiotics

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 1 I, 1997, Pages 41-43

  Poland, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; RECEPTOR; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030861599     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1997.1116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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