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Original Articles

Toxicity and Immune System Effects of Dietary Deltamethrin Exposure in Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum)

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Pages 518-526 | Received 27 Aug 2008, Accepted 01 Dec 2008, Published online: 06 Mar 2009

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