Maternal cadmium intoxication: Effects on fetal brain antioxidant defense parameters

Redox Report

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-204

  Gupta, A ^a   Shukla, G S ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

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EID: 0345289070     PISSN: 13510002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13510002.1996.11747049     Document Type: Article

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