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Low-dose extrapolation in toxicology: an old controversy revisited

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    Beate Pesch, Anne Spickenheuer, Dirk Taeger & Thomas Brüning

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Pesch, B., Spickenheuer, A., Taeger, D. et al. Low-dose extrapolation in toxicology: an old controversy revisited. Arch Toxicol 83, 639–640 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-009-0449-4

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