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Modification of benzo(a)pyrene induced chromosomal damage in mouse bone marrow by Vitamin A

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  1. Department of Genetics, Osmania University, Hyderabad 500 007, Andhra Pradesh, India

    K. Prabhakar Rao & B. Devaki Nandan

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Rao, K.P., Nandan, B.D. Modification of benzo(a)pyrene induced chromosomal damage in mouse bone marrow by Vitamin A. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 45, 829–832 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701079

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