Assertion: fluoride | /r/CapableOf | reduce fertility
Facets:
value: by more than 60 percent
type: OTHER
value: in female rats
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Fluoride increases the incidence of mongolism, depresses the growth rate of human cells in culture, causes dermatitis, affects thyroid function, alters the concentration of metabolites in blood and urine, inhibits many important enzymes, affects reproduction, may incorporate itself into naturally occurring compounds to form others, is capable of producing cancer and giving rise to deformed babies, reduces fertility in female rats by more than 60 percent, and mimics the effects of some hormones - disturbing the hormonal balance.