Acrylonitrile potentiates oxidative stress in rat alveolar macrophages

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-78

  Bhooma, T ^a,b   Venkataprasad, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 10544232621     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900302     Document Type: Article

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