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Effect of quinalphos, organophosphorus insecticide, on testicular steroidogenesis in fish,Clarias Batrachus

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  1. Histology and Histochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University College of Science and Technology, 92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, 700 009, Calcutta, India

    P. Bagchi, S. Chatterjee, A. Ray & C. Deb

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Bagchi, P., Chatterjee, S., Ray, A. et al. Effect of quinalphos, organophosphorus insecticide, on testicular steroidogenesis in fish,Clarias Batrachus . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 44, 871–875 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702177

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