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Original Articles

Effects of Selected Phytoestrogens and Their Mixtures on the Function of the Thyroid Hormone and the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor

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Pages 1008-1019 | Received 04 Oct 2011, Accepted 26 Jun 2012, Published online: 11 Sep 2012

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