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The Ah receptor: Mediator of the toxicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and related compounds☆

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Published1994
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1991 • 38 citations

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1991 • 30 citations

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1989 • 27 citations

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1989 • 23 citations

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1991 • 21 citations

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1991 • 21 citations

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1991 • 21 citations

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1992 • 21 citations

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1991 • 21 citations

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1990 • 17 citations

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1990 • 17 citations

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1986 • 16 citations

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1990 • 16 citations

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1991 • 15 citations

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1991 • 15 citations

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1992 • 14 citations

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1992 • 14 citations

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1991 • 13 citations

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1992 • 12 citations

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1992 • 12 citations

More Pieces in the Dioxin Puzzle

1991 • 11 citations

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1990 • 6 citations

Ribonuclease inhibits Ah receptor transformation in vitro

1991 • 4 citations

US government orders new look at dioxin

1991 • 3 citations

ATP promotes the appearance of two DNA-binding forms of the Ah receptor

1991 • 3 citations

A Unique Lab Design Fits the British to a Tea

1991 • 2 citations

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