Selenium Protection against Cadmium Toxicity in Hamster Embryos

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 323-327

  Wlodarczyk B ^a   Minta B, M ^a   Biernacki, ^a   Szkoda, J ^a   Zmudzki, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Embryotoxicity; Hamster; Selenium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346043122     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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