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Effect of long-term uptake of mercuric sulphide on thyroid hormones and glutathione in mice

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Sin, Y.M., Teh, W.F. Effect of long-term uptake of mercuric sulphide on thyroid hormones and glutathione in mice. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 847–854 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203157

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