Immunotoxicity of environmental chemicals in the pearl forming mussel of India- a review

Mussels: Anatomy, Habitat and Environmental Impact

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 429-440

  Ray, Sajal ^a   Ray, Mitali ^a   Chakraborty, Sudipta ^b   Mukherjee, Suman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE   (India)

^c A B N SEAL COLLEGE   (India)

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