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Change in the level of tissue selenium after a single administration of mercuric chloride in mice

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Watanabe, C., Udono, T., Shioiri, H. et al. Change in the level of tissue selenium after a single administration of mercuric chloride in mice. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51, 24–29 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00200996

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