Establishment of Reporter Yeasts for Guinea Pig and Syrian Hamster Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligand Activity

Genes and Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 167-172

  Kawanishi, Masanobu ^a   Sakamoto, Michiyo ^a   Shimohara, Chiaki ^a   Yagi, Takashi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

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EID: 76549135547     PISSN: 18807046     EISSN: 18807062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3123/jemsge.28.167     Document Type: Article

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