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Original Articles

Toxicology studies of a chemical mixture of 25 groundwater contaminants: Hepatic and renal assessment, response to carbon tetrachloride challenge, and influence of treatment‐induced water restriction

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Pages 305-325 | Received 08 Oct 1993, Accepted 24 Feb 1994, Published online: 20 Oct 2009

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