A biotest for hepatotoxins using primary rat hepatocytes

Phycologia

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages 89-93

  Heinze, R ^a  

^a UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

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EID: 0002077736     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-35-6s-89.1     Document Type: Article

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