Use of the comet assay to evaluate pesticide toxicity on non-target microalgae

Genotoxicity: Evaluation, Testing and Prediction

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 311-320

  Prado, R ^a   Diaz R ^a   Rioboo, C ^a   Abalde, J ^a   Herrero, C ^a   Cid, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

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