Vitamin A insufficiency accelerates the decrease in the number of sperm induced by an environmental disruptor, bisphenol A, in neonatal mice

Zoological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 819-821

  Nakahashi, Keiko ^a   Matsuda, Manabu ^a   Mori, Takao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035538455     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.18.819     Document Type: Article

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