Effect of the herbicide atrazine on some immune parameters in mice

Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 235-240

  Líšková, Aurélia ^a   Wagnerová, Jarmila ^a   Tulinská, Jana ^a   Kubová, Jana ^a  

^a INST OF PREV AND CLINICAL MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Immunotoxicity; Mice

Indexed keywords

EID: 13944271736     PISSN: 07334680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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