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Inhalation Toxicology
International Forum for Respiratory Research
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Subchronic Inhalation Exposure to Acetone Vapor and Scheduled Controlled Operant Performance in Male Rats

Greg R. Christoph Astra Zeneca, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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Linda A. Malley Haskell Laboratory for Toxicology and Industrial Medicine, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Newark, Delaware, USA
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Judith C. Stadler Haskell Laboratory for Toxicology and Industrial Medicine, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Newark, Delaware, USA
Pages 781-798 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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