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Research Articles

In Silico analysis of perturbed steroidogenesis and gonad growth in fathead minnows (P. promelas) exposed to 17α-ethynylestradiol

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Pages 122-138 | Received 18 Jan 2015, Accepted 08 Mar 2015, Published online: 24 Apr 2015

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