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TOXICITY AND CARCINOGENICITY STUDY IN F344 RATS FOLLOWING 2 YEARS OF WHOLE-BODY EXPOSURE TO NAPHTHALENE VAPORS

K. M. Abdo, S. Grumbein, B. J. Chou, R. Herbert National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Pages 931-950 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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