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Original Contributions

CADMIUM TOXICITY AND DISTRIBUTION IN METALLOTHIONEIN-I AND -II DEFICIENT TRANSGENIC MICE

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Pages 527-543 | Received 10 Feb 1997, Accepted 16 May 1997, Published online: 25 Sep 2007

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