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Chronic effects of mercuric chloride ingestion on rat adrenocortical function

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  1. Centre of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, 221005, Varanasi, India

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Agrawal, R., Chansouria, J.P.N. Chronic effects of mercuric chloride ingestion on rat adrenocortical function. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 481–484 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701886

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