Evaluation of Renal Toxicity by Combination Exposure to Melamine and Cyanuric Acid in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats |
Son, Ji Yeon
(Division of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University)
Kang, Yoon Jong (Division of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) Kim, Kyeong Seok (Division of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) Kim, Tae Hyung (Division of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) Lim, Sung Kwang (Division of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) Lim, Hyun Jung (College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University) Jeong, Tae Cheon (College of Pharmacy, Youngnam University) Choi, Dal Woong (Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School, Korea University) Chung, Kyu Hyuck (Division of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) Lee, Byung Mu (Division of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) Kim, Hyung Sik (Division of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University) |
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