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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B
Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes
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Use of molecular and In Silico bioinformatic tools to investigate pesticide binding to insect (Lepidoptera) phenoloxidases (PO): Insights to toxicological aspects

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Pages 654-660 | Received 27 Feb 2014, Published online: 18 Jul 2014

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