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In investigations on reproduction toxicology — as is also the case with other toxicity studies — animals are used in place of man. However, if a hazard is to be detected and the risk for man assessed, then certain experimental conditions must be fulfilled.
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Sterz, H. (1992). Planning and Performance of Segment I, II and III Experiments: Practical Aspects and General Comments. In: Neubert, D., Kavlock, R.J., Merker, HJ., Klein, J. (eds) Risk Assessment of Prenatally-Induced Adverse Health Effects. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77753-0_26
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