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Molecular approaches to identify exposure and risk to specific environmental pollutants

JOHN P. VANDEN HEUVEL, JOHN W. DAVIS Department of Veterinary Science and the Center for Molecular Toxicology,T he Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Toxicology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Pages 93-105 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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