Parabens in male infertility—Is there a mitochondrial connection?
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Parabens in male infertility-is there a mitochondrial connection?
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive Toxicology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0890-6238
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.10.002