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Original Articles

Mechanisms of Chloroform-Induced Hepatotoxicity: Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Permeability Transition in Freshly Isolated Mouse Hepatocytes

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Pages 1936-1945 | Received 04 Jan 2007, Accepted 11 Apr 2007, Published online: 26 Oct 2007

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