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Research Articles

Screening the immunotoxicity of different food preservative agents on the model organism Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae

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Pages 757-767 | Received 22 Mar 2022, Accepted 13 Jun 2022, Published online: 27 Jun 2022

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