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An attempt to assess the inheritable effect of methylmercury toxicity subsequent to prenatal exposure of mice

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    Minoru Inouye & Yuji Kajiwara

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Inouye, M., Kajiwara, Y. An attempt to assess the inheritable effect of methylmercury toxicity subsequent to prenatal exposure of mice. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 41, 508–514 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020994

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