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Research Article

Influence of soil contaminated with cadmium on cell death in the digestive epithelium of soil centipede Lithobius forficatus (Myriapoda, Chilopoda)

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Pages 242-262 | Received 20 Feb 2020, Accepted 09 Apr 2020, Published online: 29 May 2020

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