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. 2009 Oct-Dec;24(4):319-25.
doi: 10.1515/reveh.2009.24.4.319.

The mammary gland: a tissue sensitive to environmental exposures

Suzanne E Fenton  1
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The mammary gland: a tissue sensitive to environmental exposures

Suzanne E Fenton. Rev Environ Health. 2009 Oct-Dec.
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Adverse Consequences of Mammary Gland Perturbation. Timeline highlighting the critical periods of mammary gland development most likely to be altered by EDCs and the correlating potential health effects of these exposures. Three time periods are suggested from rodent model literature. LA, lobuloalveolar; TEB, terminal end bud. Source: Fenton, 2006.
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