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Effects of chlordecone on the gonads of freshwater catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis

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  1. Department of Zoology, S. M. M. Town P. G. College, 277001, Ballia, India

    Arun K. Srivastava

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Gorakhpur, 273009, Gorakhpur, India

    Anil K. Srivastava

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Srivastava, A.K., Srivastava, A.K. Effects of chlordecone on the gonads of freshwater catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 53, 186–191 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192031

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