Ricin and Abrin

Handbook of Toxicology of Chemical Warfare Agents

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 339-352

  Bagchi, Manashi ^a   Zafra Stone, Shirley ^a   Lau, Francis C ^a   Bagchi, Debasis ^a,b  

^a InterHealth Nutraceuticals Inc   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374484-5.00025-0     Document Type: Chapter

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