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Research Article

Mutagenicity and clastogenicity evaluation of metaphenoxy benzyl chloride by ames and micronucleus assays

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Pages 235-240 | Received 16 Dec 2013, Accepted 24 Jun 2014, Published online: 11 Aug 2014

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