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p,p′-DDT is an estrogenic compound

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    Sergio Bustos, Juan C. Denegri, Fernando Diaz & Andrei N. Tchernitchin

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Bustos, S., Denegri, J.C., Diaz, F. et al. p,p′-DDT is an estrogenic compound. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 41, 496–501 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020992

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