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... Extrapolation of that dose to the estimated 1.8 m2 surface area of the average male yielded CDEPAT's proposed EDso estimate of 610 mg for severe effects for a 70-kg man. Therefore, the subcommittee finds CDEPAT's proposed estimate to be scientifically valid.
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