Evaluation of genotoxic potential of synthetic progestin ethynodiol diacetate in human lymphocytes in vitro

Current Science

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1161-1165

  Siddique, Yasir Hasan ^a   Afzal, Mohammad ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

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