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Original Articles

Mutagenic evaluation of the organophosphorus insecticides methyl parathion and triazophos in drosophila melanogaster

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Pages 313-325 | Received 28 Dec 1989, Accepted 07 Jun 1990, Published online: 19 Oct 2009

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