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Jachimczak D, Skotarczak B. 1978. The effect of fluorine and lead ions on the chromosomes of human leucocytes in vitro. Genetica Polonica 19: 353-7.

Jackson D, Weidman SM. 1958. Fluorine in human bone related to age and the water supply of different regions. Journal of Pathological Bacteriology 76: 451-459.

Jackson RD, Brizendine EJ, Kelly SA, Hinesley R, Stookey GK, Dunipace AJ. 2002. The fluoride content of foods and beverages from negligibly and optimally fluoridated communities. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 30(5):382-91. October. [ Abstract ]

Jacobsen SJ, Goldberg J, Miles TP, Brody JA, Stiers W, Rimm AA. 1990. Regional variation in the incidence of hip fracture: US white women aged 65 years and olders. J Am Med Assoc. 264(4):500-2. July.

Jacobsen SJ, Goldberg J, Cooper C, Lockwood SA. 1992. The association between water fluoridation and hip fracture among white women and men aged 65 years and older; a national ecologic study." Annals of Epidemiology. 2(5):617-626. September. [ Abstract ]

Jacobsen SJ, O'Fallon WM, Melton LJ 3rd. 1993. Hip fracture incidence before and after the fluoridation of the public water supply, Rochester, Minnesota. American Journal of Public Health. 83(5):743-745. May. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/re/jacobsen-1993.pdf

Jacqmin-Gadda H, Commenges D, Dartigues JF. 1995. Fluorine concentration in drinking water and fractures in the elderly. (Letter). JAMA 273(10):775-776. March 8.

Jacqmin-Gadda H, Fourrier A, Commenges D, Dartigues JF. 1998. Risk factors for fractures in the elderly. Epidemiology 9(4):417-423. July. (An elaboration of the 1995 study referred to in the JAMA letter). [ Abstract ]

Jagiello G, Lin JS. 1974. Sodium fluoride as potential mutagen in mammalian eggs. Arch Environ Hlth. 29(4):230-5. October.

Jain SK, Susheela AK. 1987. Effect of sodium fluoride on antibody formation in rabbits. Environmental Research 44(1):117-125. October. [ Abstract ]

Janiszewska G, Lachowicz L, Wojtkowiak R. 1984. Effect of certain agents on subcellular cAMP level in different areas of rat brain. Acta Physiol Pol 35(3):199-206. May-June. [ Abstract ]

Jeon SB, Jin F, Kim JI, Kim SH, Suk K, Chae SC, Jun JE, Park WH, Kim IK. 2006. A role for Rho kinase in vascular contraction evoked by sodium fluoride. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 343(1):27-33. April 28. [ Abstract ]

Jia L, Zhang Z, Zhai L, Zhang Y, Sun G. 2008. DNA damage induced by fluoride in rat kidney cells. Fluoride 41(4):297-300. October-December. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/scher/jia-2008.pdf

Jiang CX, Fan QT, Cheng XM, Cui LX. 2005. [Relationship between spermatogenic cell apoptosis and serum estradiol level in rats exposed to fluoride] [Article in Chinese]. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 34(1):32-4. January. [ Abstract ]

Jiang Y, Zhao J, Van Audekercke R, Dequeker J, Geusens P. 1996. Effects of low-dose long-term sodium fluoride preventive treatment on rat bone mass and biomechanical properties. Calcif Tissue Int. 58(1):30-9. January. [ Abstract ]

Jiang Q, Song XK, Cui QH, Chen LJ. 2007. [Effect of fluoride on expression of telomerase reverse transcriptase expression and proliferating cell nuclear antigen in germ cells of rats' testes] [Article in Chinese]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi. 25(2):96-9. February. [ Abstract ]

Jin XQ, Xu H, Shi HY, Zhang JM, Zhang HQ. 2007. Fluoride-induced oxidative stress of osteoblasts and protective effects of baicalein against fluoride toxicity. Biol Trace Elem Res. 116(1):81-90. April. [ Abstract ]

Johnson LC. 1965. Histogenesis and mechanisms in the development of osteofluorosis. In: H.C.Hodge and F.A.Smith, eds : Fluorine Chemistry, Vol. 4. New York, N.Y., Academic press (1965) 424-441.

Johnson SA, DeBiase C. 2003. Concentration levels of fluoride in bottled drinking water. Journal of Dental Hygiene 77(3):161-167. [ Abstract ]

Johnson WJ, Taves DR. 1974. Exposure to excessive fluoride during hemodialysis. Kidney International 5(6):451-454. June.

Johnson W, et al. 1979. Fluoridation and bone disease in renal patients. In: E Johansen, DR Taves, TO Olsen, Eds. Continuing Evaluation of the Use of Fluorides. AAAS Selected Symposium. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado. pp. 275-293. See excerpt at http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/bone/fluorosis/mayo-clinic.html

Jolly SS. 1968. An epidemiological, clinical and biochemical study of endemic, dental and skeletal fluorosis in Punjab. Fluoride 1(2):65-75. Full study at http://www.fluoridealert.org/re/jolly-1968.pdf

Jolly SS. 1970. Hydric fluorosis in Punjab. In: TL Vischer, ed. (1970). Fluoride in Medicine. Hans Huber, Bern. pp. 106-121.

Jolly SS, et al. 1971. Human intoxication in Punjab. Fluoride. 4(2):64-79. Full study at http://www.fluoridealert.org/re/jolly-1971.pdf

Jolly SS, Sharma OP, Garg G, Sharma R. 1980. Kidney changes and kidney stones in endemic fluorosis. Fluoride. 13(1):10-16. Full study at http://www.fluoridealert.org/re/jolly-1980.pdf

Jones CA, Callaham MF, Huberman E. 1988. Sodium fluoride promotes morphological transformation of Syrian hamster embryo cells. Carcinogenesis 9(12):2279-84. December. [ Abstract ]

Jooste PL, Weight MJ, Kriek JA, Louw AJ. 1999. Endemic goitre in the absence of iodine deficiency in schoolchildren of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Eur J Clin Nutr 53(1):8-12. January. [ Abstract ]

Joseph S, Gadhia PK. 2000. Sister chromatid exchange frequency and chromosome aberrations in residents of fluoride endemic regions of South Gujarat. Fluoride 33:154-158. Full study at http://www.fluoridealert.org/re/Joseph-2000.pdf

Jowsey J, Johnson WJ, Taves DR, Kelly PJ. 1972. Effects of dialysate calcium and fluoride on bone disease during regular hemodialysis. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 79(2):204-214. February.

Juncos LI, Donadio JV. 1972. Renal failure and fluorosis. Journal of the American Medical Association. 222(7):783-5. November.

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Kakei M, Sakae T, Yoshikawa M, Tamura N. 2007. Effect of fluoride ions on apatite crystal formation in rat hard tissues. Ann Anat. 189(2):175-81. [ Abstract ]

Kallestal C, Wang NJ, Petersen PE, Arnadottir IB. 1999. Caries-preventive methods used for children and adolescents in Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 27(2):144-51. April. [ Abstract ]

Kalsbeek H, Verrips GH. 1990. Dental caries prevalence and the use of fluorides in different European countries. Journal of Dental Research 69(Spec Iss): 728-32; discussion 820-3. February. [ Abstract ]

Kaltreider NL, Elder MJ, Cralley LV, Colwell MO. 1972. Health survey of aluminum workers with special reference to fluoride exposure. Journal of Occupational Medicine 14(7):531-541. July.

Kalyanalakshmi P, Vijayabhaskar M, Naidua MD. 2007. Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme status of adult males with skeletal fluorosis in Andhra Pradesh, India, Fluoride 40(1)42–45. January-March. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/scher/kalyanalakshmi-2007.pdf

Kanbak M, Karagoz AH, Erdem N, Oc B, Saricaoglu F, Ertas N, Berkkan A, Abbasoglu O, Aypar U. 2007. Renal safety and extrahepatic defluorination of sevoflurane in hepatic transplantations. Transplant Proc. 39(5):1544-8. June. [ Abstract ]

Kanwar KC, Vig PS, Kalla NR. 1983. In vitro inhibition of testosterone synthesis in the presence of fluoride ions. IRCS Medical Science 11: 813-814.

Kapila AK, et al. 1983. Measurement of spinal canal body ratio in fluorotic spine. Fluoride 16(1):11-19. Full study at http://www.fluoridealert.org/re/kapila-1983.pdf

Kapoor V, et al. 1993. Effect of dietary fluorine on histopathological changes in calves. Fluoride 26(2):105-110. Full study at http://www.fluoridealert.org/re/kapoor-1993.pdf

Karagas MR, Baron JA, Barrett JA, Jacobsen SJ. 1996. Patterns of fracture among the United States elderly: geographic and fluoride effects. Ann. Epidemiol. 6(3):209-216. May. [ Abstract ]

Karaoz E, et al. 2004. Effect of chronic fluorosis on lipid peroxidation and histology of kidney tissues in first- and second-generation rats. Biological Trace Element Research 102(1):199-208. [ Abstract ]

Kassabi M, Braun JP, Burgat-Sacaze V, Benard P, Rico AG. 1981. Comparison of sodium and stannous fluoride nephrotoxicity. Toxicol Lett. 7(6):463-7. March. [ Abstract ]

Kaufmann KR, Schreiber JS, Stasack J. 2006. Comments in support of motion for stay of effectiveness of tolerances for sulfuryl fluoride and fluoride [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0174 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0373]. Submission to US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs from New State Attorney General’s Office. Federal Register docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0174-0085.1. August 4. Available at http://fluoridealert.org/scher/kaufmann-2006.pdf

Kawahara H. 1956. Experimental studies on the changes of the kidney due to fluorosis. Part III. Morphological studies on the changes of the kidney of rabbits and growing albino rats due to sodium fluoride. Shikoku Acta Medica 8:283-28. (Abstracted in: Fluoride 1972; 5:50-53.)

Kawahara H. 1956. Experimental studies on the changes of the kidney due to fluorosis. Part II. Influence of sodium fluoride on renal clearance in rabbits. Shikoku Acta Medica 8:273-282. (Abstracted in: Fluoride 1972; 5(1):48-50.)

Kay AR, Miles R, Wong RK. 1986. Intracellular fluoride alters the kinetic properties of calcium currents facilitating the investigation of synaptic events in hippocampal neurons. J Neurosci. 6(10):2915-20. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/re/kay-1986.pdf

Kaye M, et al. 1960. Bone disease in chronic renal failure with particular reference to osteosclerosis. Medicine 39: 157-190.

Keller C. 1991. Fluorides in drinking water. Unpublished results. Discussed in Gordon, S.L. and Corbin, S.B,(1992) Summary of Workshop on Drinking Water Fluoride Influence on Hip Fracture on Bone Health. Osteoporosis Int. 2(3):109-117.

Kelly JV. 2000. Letter to Senator Robert Smith, Chairman of Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Senate. August 14. Letter at http://www.fluoridealert.org/fda.htm

Kelly M, Bruerd B. 1987. The prevalence of baby bottle tooth decay among two native American populations. Journal of Public Health Dentistry 47:94-97.

Kessabi M, Hamliri A, Braun JP, Rico AG. 1985. Experimental acute sodium fluoride poisoning in sheep: renal, hepatic, and metabolic effects. Fundamentals of Applied Toxicology 5(6 Pt 1):1025-33. December. [ Abstract ]

Kemp FH, et al. 1942. Spondylosis deformans in relation to fluorine and general nutrition. The Lancet 93-97.

Khalil AM. 1995. Chromosome aberrations in cultured rat bone marrow cells treated with inorganic fluorides. Mutation Research 343(1):67-74. May. [ Abstract ]

Khamees MF, et al. 1995. An uncommon presentation of fluorosis. Electroncephalography & Clinical Neurophysiology 97: S229.

Khandare L, Harikumar R, Sivakumar B. 2005. Severe bone deformities in young children from vitamin D deficiency and fluorosis in Bihar-India. Calcif Tissue Int 76:412–418. June. [ Abstract ]

Kilborn LG, et al. 1950. Fluorosis with report of an advanced case. Canadian Medical Association Journal 62:135-141. Full report at http://fluoridealert.org/re/kilborn-1950.pdf

Kierdorf U, Richards A, Sedlacek F, Kierdorf H. 1997. Fluoride content and mineralization of red deer (Cervus elaphus) antlers and pedicles from fluoride polluted and uncontaminated regions. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 32(2):222-227. February. [ Abstract ]

Kimm VJ. 1984. The adverse health effects of fluorosis. Letter from Victor J. Kimm, Director, US EPA Office of Drinking Water, to William D. Ruckelshaus, EPA Administrator. July 26. Copy of original letter at http://fluoridealert.org/re/kimm072684.pdf

Kiritsy MC, Levy SM, Warren JJ, Guha-Chowdhury N, Heilman JR, Marshall T. 1996. Assessing fluoride concentrations of juices and juice-flavored drinks. J Am Dent Assoc. 127(7):895-902. July. [ Abstract ]

Kishi K, Tonomura A. 1984. Cytogenetic effects of sodium fluoride. Mutation Research. 301(3):183-8. March. [ Abstract ]

Kishi K, Ishida T. 1993. Clastogenic activity of sodium fluoride in great ape cells. Mutation Research 301(3):183-8. [ Abstract ]

Kitchin PC, Robinson HBG, Permar D, Imhoff AH.  1951.  Observations on salivary lactobacillus counts for a period before and after topical applications of two per cent sodium fluoride.  Journal of Dental Research 30 ; 251-259. Ful report at http://fluoridealert.org/re/kitchin-1951.orphanage.pdf

Kleerekoper M, et al. 1991. A randomized trial of sodium fluoride as a treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Osteoporos Int. 1(3):155-61. June. [ Abstract ]

Kleinsasser NH, et al. 2001. [Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of fluorides in human mucosa and lymphocytes]. [Article in German]. Laryngorhinootologie 80(4):187-90. [ Abstract ]

Kobayashi CAN, Leite AL, Silva TL, Santos LD, Nogueira FCS, Oliveira RC, Palma MS, Domont GB, Buzalaf MAR. 2009. Proteomic analysis of kidney in rats chronically exposed to fluoride. Chemico-Biological Interactions 180(2):305-11. July 15. [ Abstract ]

Komárek A, Lesaffre E, Härkänen T, Declerck D, Virtanen JI. 2005. A Bayesian analysis of multivariate doubly-interval-censored dental data. Biostatistics 6(1):45-55. January. [ Abstract ]

Kong D.  1999. City to launch battle against dental 'crisis'.  Boston Globe (Massachusetts).  November 27.  Available at http://www.fluoridealert.org/f-boston.htm

Kongerud J, Samuelsen SO. 1991. A longitudinal study of respiratory symptoms in aluminum potroom workers. American Review of Respiratory Disease 144(1):10-16. July. [ Abstract ]

Kongerud J. 1992. Respiratory disorders in aluminum potroom workers. Med Lav 83(5):414-417. Sep-Oct. [ Abstract ]

Kongerud J, Boe J, Søyseth V, Naalsund A, Magnus P. 1994. Aluminum potroom asthma: the Norwegian experience. European Respiratory Journal 7(1):165-172. January. [ Abstract ]

Korns RF. 1969. Relationship of water fluoridation to bone density in two N.Y. towns. Pub Health Rep 84(9):815-825. September.

Kour K, Singh J. 1980. Histological findings in kidneys of mice following sodium fluoride administration. Fluoride 13(4):163-167. Full study at http://www.fluoridealert.org/re/kour-1980.pdf

Kozol J.  1991.  Savage Inequalities.  Children in America's Schools. Crown Publishers, Inc. (New York).  Harper Perennial / Harper Collins (New York).  Available to buy at https://www.amazon.com/

Kragstrup J, et al. 1984. Experimental osteo-fluorosis in the domestic pig: a histomorphometric study of vertebral trabecular bone. Journal of Dental Research 63(6):885-889. June. [ Abstract ]

Kragstrup J, Shijie Z, Mosekilde L, Melsen F. 1989a. Effects of sodium fluoride, vitamin D, and calcium on cortical bone remodeling in osteoporotic patients. Calcif Tissue Int. 45(6):337-41. December. [ Abstract ]

Kragstrup J, Richards A, Fejerskov O. 1989b. Effects of fluoride on cortical bone remodeling in the growing domestic pig. Bone. 10(6):421-424. [ Abstract ]

Krasowska A, Wiostowski T. 1992. The effect of high fluoride intake on tissue trace elements and histology of testicular tubules in the rat. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: Part C 103(1):31-4. [ Abstract ]

Krasowska A, Wiostowski T, Bonda E. 2004. Zinc protection from fluoride-induced testicular injury in the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus). Toxicology Letters 147(3):229-235. [ Abstract ]

Krechniak J, Inkielewicz I. 2005. Correlations between fluoride concentrations and free radical parameters in soft tissues of rats. Fluoride 38(4)293–296. November. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/scher/krechniak2005.pdf

Krishnamachari KA. 1986. Skeletal fluorosis in humans: a review of recent progress in the understanding of the disease. Prog Food Nutr Sci. 10(3-4):279-314. [ Abstract ]

Krishnamachari KA, Krishnaswamy K. 1973. Genu valgum and osteoporosis in an area of endemic fluorosis. The Lancet. October 20; 2(7834):877-879.

Kroger H, Alhava E, Honkanen R, Tuppurainen M, Saarikoski S. 1994. The effect of fluoridated drinking water on axial bone mineral density—a population-based study. Bone Mineral 27(1):33-41. October. [ Abstract ]

Krook L, Maylin GA. 1979. Industrial fluoride pollution. Chronic fluoride poisoning in Cornwall Island cattle. Cornell Veterinarian 69 Suppl 8:suppl 1-70. April. [ Abstract ]

Krook L, Maylin GA, Lillie JH, Wallace RS. 1983. Dental fluorosis in cattle. Cornell Vet. 73(4):340-62. October. [ Abstract ]

Krook L, Minor RR. 1998. Fluoride and alkaline phosphatase. Fluoride. 31(4):177-82. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/re/krook-1998.pdf

Krook LP, Justus C. 2006. Fluoride poisoning of horses from artifically fluoridated drinking water. Fluoride 39(1)3-10. January-March. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/scher/krook-2006.pdf

Krupanidhi S, Cherry KN. 2005. Teratogenicity due to fluoride. FASEB J 2005 19(4):A58. March.

Kuhlencordt F, et al. 1970. The histological evaluation of bone in fluoride treated osteoorosis. In: TL Vischer, ed. (1970). Fluoride in Medicine. Hans Huber, Bern. pp. 169-174.

Kumar SP, Harper RA. 1963. Fluorosis in Aden. British Journal of Radiology. 36: 497-502. [ Abstract ]

Kumar A, Susheela AK. 1994. Ultrastructural studies of spermiogenesis in rabbit exposed to chronic fluoride toxicity. Int J Fertil Menopausal Stud. 39(3):164-71. May-Jun. [ Abstract ]

Kumar A, Susheela AK. 1995. Effects of chronic fluoride toxicity on the morphology of ductus epididymis and the maturation of spermatozoa of rabbit. Int J Exp Pathol. 76(1): 1-11. February.

Kumar JV, Swango PA. 2000. Low birth weight and dental fluorosis: is there an association? J Public Health Dent. 60(3):167-71. Summer. [ Abstract ]

Kumar JV, Swango PA. 1999. Fluoride exposure and dental fluorosis in Newburgh and Kingston, New York: policy implications. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 27(3):171-80. [ Abstract ]

Kumar JV, Green EL. 1998. Recommendations for fluoride use in children. NY State Dental Journal. 64(2):40-7. February. [ Abstract ]

Künzel W, Fischer T, Lorenz R, Brühmann S. 2000. Decline in caries prevalence after the cessation of water fluoridation in former East Germany. Community Dent. Oral Epidemiol. 28(5):382-389. October. [ Abstract ]

Künzel W, Fischer T. 2000. Caries prevalence after cessation of water fluoridation in La Salud, Cuba. Caries Res 34(1):20-5. [ Abstract ]

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Kunzel VW. 1976. [Cross-sectional comparison of the median eruption time for permanent teeth in children from fluoride poor and optimally fluoridated areas] [Article in German]. Stomatol DDR. 5:310-21. May. [ Abstract ]

Kuo HC, Stamm JW. 1974. Fluoride levels in human rib bone: a preliminary study. Canadian Journal of Public Health 65(5):359-61.

Kurttio PN, Gustavsson N, Vartiainen T, Pekkanen J. 1999. Exposure to natural fluoride in well water and hip fracture: a cohort analysis in Finland. American Journal of Epidemiology. 150(8):817-824. October 15. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/re/kurttio-1995.pdf

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Lafage MH, et al. 1995. Comparison of alendronate and sodium fluoride effects on cancellous and cortical bone in minipigs. A one-year study. J Clin Invest. 95(5):2127-33. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/re/lafage-1995.pdf

Lakshmi Vani M, Pratap Reddy K. 2000. Effects of fluoride accumulation on some enzymes of brain and gastrocnemius muscle of mice. Fluoride 33(1):17-26. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/re/lakshmi-2000.pdf

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Lantz O, Jouvin MH, De Vernejoul MC, Druet P. 1987. Fluoride-induced chronic renal failure. Am J Kidney Dis. 10(2):136-9. August. [ Abstract ]

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Latham MC, Grech P. 1967. The effects of excessive fluoride intake. American Journal of Public Health 57(4):651-660. April. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/re/latham-1967.pdf

Lau KH, Farley JR, Freeman TK, Baylink DJ. 1989. A proposed mechanism of the mitogenic action of fluoride on bone cells: inhibition of the activity of an osteoblastic acid phosphatase. Metabolism 38(9):858-68. September. [ Abstract ]

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Lee JR. 1993. Fluoridation and bone cancer. Fluoride. 26(2):79-82. Full study at http://www.fluoridealert.org/re/lee-1993.pdf

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Li C, Ke X. 1990. Ionic, nonionic, and total fluoride in human serum. Fluoride 23(4):164-170. Full study at http://www.fluoridealert.org/re/li-1990.pdf

Li G, Ren L. 1998. [Effects of excess fluoride on bone turnover under conditions of diet with different calcium contents]. [Article in Chinese]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi. 26(5):277-80. [ Abstract ]

Li J, Yao L, Shao Q, Wu C. 2008. Effects of high fluoride on neonatal neurobehavioural development. Fluoride 41(2)165–170. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/scher/li.2008.pdf

Li L. 2003. The biochemistry and physiology of metallic fluoride: action, mechanism, and implications. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 14(2):100-14. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/re/li-2003.pdf

Li XS. 1995. Effect of fluoride exposure on intelligence in children. Fluoride. 28(4): 189-192. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/scher/li-1995.pdf

Li Y, et al. 2001. Effect of long-term exposure to fluoride in drinking water on risks of bone fractures. J Bone Miner Res. 16(5):932-9. May. [ Abstract ]

Li Y, Zhu JY, Zhuang DG, Cheng XM. 2006. [Research in the relation between telomerase reverse transcriptase expression in spermatogenic cells and serum levels of estradiol of fluorotic rats] [Article in Chinese]. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 2006 35(5):546-8. September. [ Abstract ]

Li Y, Jing X, Chen D, Lin L, Wang Z. 2008. Effects of endemic fluoride poisoning on the intellectual development of children in Baotou. Fluoride 41(2)161–164. April-June. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/scher/li.y-2008.pdf

Li Y, Li X, Wei S. 2008. Effects of high fluoride intake on child metal work capacity: preliminary investigation into the mechanisms involved. Fluoride 41(4):331-335. October-December. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/scher/li-2008.pdf

Li W, Yang L, Ren Y, Yan X, Wang J. 2007. Quantification of rib COL1A2 gene expression in healthy and fluorosed Inner Mongolia cashmere goats. Fluoride 40(1)13-18. January-March. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/scher/li-2007.pdf

Lian ZC, Wu EH. 1986. Osteoporosis--an early radiographic sign of endemic fluorosis. Skeletal Radiol. 15(5):350-3. [ Abstract ]

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Limeback H. 1999. A re-examination of the pre-eruptive and post-eruptive mechanism of the anti-caries effects of fluoride: is there any caries benefit from swallowing fluoride? Community. Dent. Oral Epidemiol. 27(1) 62-71. February. [ Abstract ]

Limeback, H. 2002. Systemic fluoride: delayed tooth eruption and DMFT vs age profiles. Abstract presented at IADR/AADR/CADR 80th General Session. San Diego, California. March 6-9. [ Abstract ]

Limeback H. 2007. How should I diagnose dental fluorosis? JCDA 73(9):809-812. November. Full study at http://fluoridealert.org/re/limeback-2007.pdf

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