Toxicity and Endocrine Disrupting Effect of Parabens |
Ahn, Hae-Sun
(Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University)
Nah, Won-Heum (Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University) Lee, Jae-Eun (Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University) Oh, Yeong-Seok (Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University) Gye, Myung-Chan (Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University) |
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