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Increased contraction frequency in rat uterine strips treatedIn Vitro with o,p′-DDT

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    Daland R. Juberg & Rita Loch-Caruso

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Juberg, D.R., Loch-Caruso, R. Increased contraction frequency in rat uterine strips treatedIn Vitro with o,p′-DDT. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 46, 751–755 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689963

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