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Original Articles

Pathology reevaluation of the kociba et al. (1978) bioassay of 2,3,7,8‐TCDD: Implications for risk assessment

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Pages 279-296 | Received 30 Nov 1990, Accepted 08 Jun 1991, Published online: 15 Oct 2009

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