Effects of sub-chronic low-level lead exposure on the homeostasis of copper and zinc in rat tissues
β Scribed by Oladipo Ademuyiwa; Rakhi Agarwal; Ramesh Chandra; Jai Raj Behari
- Book ID
- 108196827
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 164 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0946-672X
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