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Research Article

Effects of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on the ventral prostate of rats during the peri-pubertal, pubertal and adult stage

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Pages 392-399 | Received 13 Jan 2015, Accepted 08 Dec 2015, Published online: 12 Jan 2016

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