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Toxicology Letters

Volumn 140-141, Issue , 2003, Pages 37-42

  Ashby, John ^a  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Endocrine disruption; Genistein; Low dose; Uterotropic assay

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ASSAY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HERSHBERGER ANTI ANDROGEN ASSAY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; TOXICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WILDLIFE;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0037432622     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(02)00494-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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