Mitotic and chromosomal disturbances in the planarian Polycelis felina caused by manganese

Biologia

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 469-474

  Kopjar, Nevenka ^a   Kalafatić, Mirjana ^a   Besendorfer, Višnja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Manganese; Mitotic abnormalities; Mitotic activity; Polycelis felina

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006656081     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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