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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 17, 1987 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Toxicity of n-hexane and 2,5-hexanediol to the haemopoietic system: a preliminary report

S. K. Goel Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, P.O. Box 80, M.G. Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India
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G. S. Rao Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, P.O. Box 80, M.G. Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India
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C. R. Krishnamurti Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, P.O. Box 80, M.G. Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India
Pages 217-222 | Received 16 Dec 1985, Published online: 30 Sep 2009

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