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Inhalation Toxicology
International Forum for Respiratory Research
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Research Article

Effects of Depletion of Ascorbic Acid or Nonprotein Sulfhydryls on the Acute Inhalation Toxicity of Nitrogen Dioxide, Ozone, and Phosgene

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Pages 261-271 | Received 23 Dec 1988, Accepted 21 Mar 1989, Published online: 27 Sep 2008

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