Comments on Li et al. Effects of in Utero Exposure to Dicyclohexyl Phthalate on Rat Fetal Leydig Cells. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 246
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Svingen, T. Comments on Li et al. Effects of in Utero Exposure to Dicyclohexyl Phthalate on Rat Fetal Leydig Cells. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 246. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 532. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13060532
Svingen T. Comments on Li et al. Effects of in Utero Exposure to Dicyclohexyl Phthalate on Rat Fetal Leydig Cells. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 246. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016; 13(6):532. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13060532
Chicago/Turabian StyleSvingen, Terje. 2016. "Comments on Li et al. Effects of in Utero Exposure to Dicyclohexyl Phthalate on Rat Fetal Leydig Cells. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 246" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 6: 532. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13060532