The biological effects and possible modes of action of nanosilver

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 223, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-106

  Völker, Carolin ^a   Oetken, Matthias ^a   Oehlmann, Jörg ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84871847745     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5577-6_4     Document Type: Article

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