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Research Article

Prenatal developmental toxicity studies of inhaled methyl iodide vapor in rabbits reveal a susceptible window of exposure inducing late gestational fetotoxicity

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Pages 449-461 | Received 15 Oct 2008, Accepted 04 Nov 2008, Published online: 01 May 2009

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