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Influence of dietary aflatoxin, zinc, and copper on bone size, organ weight, and body weight in hamsters and rats

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  1. Gerald C. Llewellyn

    Present address: Virginia Department of Health, Bureau of Toxic Substances, Madison Building, 23219, Richmond, VA

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  1. Department of Biology/Pharmacology & Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 23284, Richmond, VA

    Gerald C. Llewellyn, Elizabeth A. Floyd, Glenn D. Hoke, L. Bruce Weekley & T. Daniel Kimbrough

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Llewellyn, G.C., Floyd, E.A., Hoke, G.D. et al. Influence of dietary aflatoxin, zinc, and copper on bone size, organ weight, and body weight in hamsters and rats. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 35, 149–156 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636493

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