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Effects of chlorocresol (4-chloro-2-methyl phenol) administered during the fertilization and cleavage phases of Xenopus laevis

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Milan, 26 Via Celoria, I-20133, Milano, Italy

    C. Vismara, G. Bernardini, L. Bordone, O. Spinelli, A. Teruzzi & C. Rossetti

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Vismara, C., Bernardini, G., Bordone, L. et al. Effects of chlorocresol (4-chloro-2-methyl phenol) administered during the fertilization and cleavage phases of Xenopus laevis . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 195–200 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203009

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