Establishment of Quantitative Evaluation Method for Screening Testicular Toxicity in Rats: 2-Bromopropane as an Example
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Cha Shin-Woo
(Korea Institute of Toxicology, KRICT)
Bae Joo-Hyun (Korea Institute of Toxicology, KRICT) Son Woo-Chan (Huntingdon Life Sciences) Shin Jin-Young (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University) Shin Dong-Ho (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University) Kim Sung-Ho (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University) Park Seung-Chun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Kim Jong-Choon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University) |
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