QSAR models for reproductive toxicity and endocrine disruption in regulatory use – a preliminary investigationFootnote†

†Presented at the 13^th International Workshop on QSARs in the Environmental Sciences (QSAR 2008), 8–12 June 2008, Syracuse, USA.

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