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Multiple dose toxicokinetic influence on the estrogenicity of 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl

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    M. -H. Li, Y. -D. Zhao & L. G. Hansen

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Li, M.H., Zhao, Y.D. & Hansen, L.G. Multiple dose toxicokinetic influence on the estrogenicity of 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 53, 583–590 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00199030

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