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Metallothionein-like cadmium binding protein in rat testes administered with cadmium and selenium

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  1. Department of Health Administration, School of Hygenic Sciences, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228, Kanagawa, Japan

    Hisayoshi Ohta, Yukio Seki & Shunichiro Imamiya

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Ohta, H., Seki, Y. & Imamiya, S. Metallothionein-like cadmium binding protein in rat testes administered with cadmium and selenium. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 41, 195–200 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01705430

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