Amphibian, fish, and bird immunotoxicology

Immunotoxicology and Immunopharmacology, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 385-402

  Rollins Smith, Louise A ^a   Rice, Charles D ^b   Grasman, Keith A ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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