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  1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ankara University, 06110, Diskapi, Ankara, Turkey

    E. Yarsan & I. G. Ibrahim

  2. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey

    F. Karacal

  3. Ministry of Environment and Forestry, General Director of Environmental Management, Environmental Reference Laboratory, Ankara, Turkey

    B. Dikmen & A. Koksal

  4. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

    Y. K. Das

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Yarsan, E., Karacal, F., Ibrahim, I.G. et al. Contents of Some Metals in Honeys from Different Regions in Turkey. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 79, 255–258 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9034-9

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