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Pubmed Data : Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 1999 Mar 30;28(2):74-6. PMID: 11939006
Study Type : Animal Study

Pubmed Data : Reprod Toxicol. 1990;4(3):183-90. PMID: 1967009
Study Type : Animal Study

Pubmed Data : Teratog Carcinog Mutagen. 1996;16(1):27-36. PMID: 8792531
Study Type : Animal Study

Pubmed Data : Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2008 Apr;83(2):80-96. PMID: 18357617
Study Type : In Vitro Study

Pubmed Data : Biometals. 1999 Dec;12(4):361-8. PMID: 10816737
Study Type : In Vitro Study

Pubmed Data : Drug Chem Toxicol. 1991;14(1-2):127-41. PMID: 1889372
Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Pubmed Data : Toxicol In Vitro. 2000 Oct;14(5):405-8. PMID: 10963956
Study Type : In Vitro Study

Pubmed Data : Med Hypotheses. 2006;67(2):318-22. Epub 2006 Mar 30. PMID: 16574336
Study Type : Commentary

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