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Comparative testicular toxicities of two isomers of dichloropropanol, 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol, and 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, and their metabolites alpha-chlorohydrin and epichlorohydrin, and the potent testicular toxicant 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane

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  1. Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1 Higashi-ku, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    M. Omura, M. Hirata, M. Zhao, A. Tanaka & N. Inoue

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Omura, M., Hirata, M., Zhao, M. et al. Comparative testicular toxicities of two isomers of dichloropropanol, 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol, and 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, and their metabolites alpha-chlorohydrin and epichlorohydrin, and the potent testicular toxicant 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 1–7 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212381

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