The effect of cadmium and other metals on vascular smooth muscle of the dogfish shark, Squalus acanthias
β Scribed by David H. Evans; Karl Weingarten
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 352 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-483X
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