Phthalates: Toxicology and food safety - A review

Czech Journal of Food Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 217-223

  Mikula, Přemysl ^a   Svobodová, Zdeňka ^a   Smutná, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Di( ethylhexyl)phthalate; Dibutyl phthalate; Peroxisome proliferators; Reproductive toxicity

Indexed keywords

RODENTIA;

EID: 29344433772     PISSN: 12121800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3394-cjfs     Document Type: Review

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