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Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis for a series of rodent peroxisome proliferators:

D F Lewis1, B G Lake

  • 1School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH, UK.

Toxicology in Vitro : an International Journal Published in Association with BIBRA
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