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Cadmium inhibits brain calmodulin:In vitro andin vivo studies

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    P. J. S. Vig

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 160012, Chandigarh, India

    M. Bhatia, K. D. Gill & R. Nath

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Vig, P.J.S., Bhatia, M., Gill, K.D. et al. Cadmium inhibits brain calmodulin:In vitro andin vivo studies. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 541–547 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701932

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