Developmental Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls or Dioxin: Do Changes in Thyroid Function Mediate Effects on Spatial Learning?

American Zoologist

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 399-408

  Schantz, Susan L ^a   Seo, Byung Woun ^b   Moshtaghian, Jamal ^a   Amin, Shahid ^b  

^a Department of Veterinary Biosciences ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33746173367     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/37.4.399     Document Type: Article

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