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Original Articles

Antioxidant enzyme activities and markers of oxidative stress in the life cycle of earthworm, Eudrilus eugeniae

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Pages 144-148 | Received 22 May 2008, Accepted 20 Mar 2009, Published online: 02 Jun 2010

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