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Suppression of cellular immune responses in BALB/c mice following oral exposure to permethrin

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  1. Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Northeast Louisiana University, 71209, Monroe, Louisiana, USA

    B. L. Blaylock, P. W. Ferguson & H. M. Mehendale

  2. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

    M. Abdel-Nasser

  3. Biology Department, College of Pure and Applied Sciences, Northeast Louisiana University, 71209, Monroe, Louisiana, USA

    S. M. McCarty, J. A. Knesel & K. M. Tolson

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Blaylock, B.L., Abdel-Nasser, M., McCarty, S.M. et al. Suppression of cellular immune responses in BALB/c mice following oral exposure to permethrin. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 768–774 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00206111

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