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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B
Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes
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Oxidative stress and biochemical perturbations induced by insecticides mixture in rat testes

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Pages 593-599 | Received 01 Oct 2012, Published online: 14 Apr 2013

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