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Research Article

Type 1 and Type 2 cytokines imbalance in adult male C57BL/6 mice following a 7-day oral exposure to perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)

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Pages 30-38 | Received 06 Sep 2010, Accepted 01 Nov 2010, Published online: 07 Feb 2011

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