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Original Articles

Long-term exposure of cockroach Blaptica dubia (Insecta: Blaberidae) nymphs to magnetic fields of different characteristics: effects on antioxidant biomarkers and nymphal gut mass

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Pages 1185-1193 | Received 25 Apr 2018, Accepted 14 Feb 2019, Published online: 19 Mar 2019

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