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. 2000 Jan;108(1):A12–A13. doi: 10.1289/ehp.108-a12c

Uterotrophic activity of a "phytoestrogen-free" rat diet.

J Ashby, H Tinwell, J Odum
PMCID: PMC1637844  PMID: 10620531

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