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Perspectives in toxicologic pathology: quantification of bile canalicular networks

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Ghallab, A. Perspectives in toxicologic pathology: quantification of bile canalicular networks. Arch Toxicol 88, 1907–1908 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-014-1347-y

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