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The effect of low-level maternal lead (Pb) exposure on the reproductive maturation of their female offspring /

Recent human and animal studies have shown that in utero and postnatal lead (Pb) exposure causes a decrease in key reproductive hormones and a subsequent delay in the onset of puberty. However, two critical unanswered questions are when does the insult occur and what is/are the specific mechanism(s...

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Main Author: Dearth, Robert Keith
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 2003.
Subjects:
Major veterinary anatomy.
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