Identification and assessment of endocrine disruptors: limitations of in vivo and in vitro assays.

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Published in Environ Health Perspect on April 01, 1998

Authors

T Zacharewski1

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1: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. tzachare@pilot.msu.edu

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