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Scents and sensitivity.
Gossypol, a phenolic compound extracted from the cotton plant, has been used as an oral male contraceptive in China; few side effects other than transient hypokalaemia have been reported (Qian & Wang, 1984; Prasad & Diczfalusy, 1982). Recent reports using experimental tumour models indicate that gossypol may also be a potential anti-tumour chemotherapeutic agent (Wang & Rao, 1984; Tso, 1984; Tu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3434115