Testing for mutagenicity
β Scribed by Ford, E. H. R.
- Book ID
- 109708511
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 134 KB
- Volume
- 271
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/271503a0
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