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Influence of Pb, Cd, Zn, Mn, Cu, Hg, or Be salts on the glutathione S-transferases of the rat liver

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Freundt, K.J., Ibrahim, H.A. Influence of Pb, Cd, Zn, Mn, Cu, Hg, or Be salts on the glutathione S-transferases of the rat liver. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 46, 618–624 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688208

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