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Subacute administration of organophosphorus pesticides and hepatic drug metabolizing enzyme activity in normal and malnourished rats

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, 110 Chittaranjan Avenue, 700 073, Calcutta, India

    Saraswati Bulusu & Indira Chakravarty

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Bulusu, S., Chakravarty, I. Subacute administration of organophosphorus pesticides and hepatic drug metabolizing enzyme activity in normal and malnourished rats. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 36, 73–80 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623477

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