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Original Articles

Pattern of neurotoxicity of n‐hexane, methyl n‐butyl ketone, 2,5‐hexanediol, and 2,5‐hexanedione alone and in combination with O‐ethyl O‐4‐nitrophenyl phenylphosphonothioate in hens

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Pages 85-100 | Received 15 Nov 1984, Accepted 30 Jan 1985, Published online: 20 Oct 2009

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