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Evaluation of ultrastructural hepatic response to environmental toxicants in wild cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus)

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Elangbam, C.S., Qualls, C.W. & Confer, A.W. Evaluation of ultrastructural hepatic response to environmental toxicants in wild cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 321–328 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688659

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Keywords

  • Waste Water
  • Water Management
  • Water Pollution
  • Environmental Toxicant
  • Wild Cotton