Developmental toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 593-606

  Hood, Darryl B ^a   Ramesh, Aramandla ^a   Chirwa, Sanika ^b   Khoshbouei, Habibeh ^a   Archibong, Anthony E ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-382032-7.10044-X     Document Type: Chapter

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