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Research Article

Consumption of polypropylene caused some ultrastructural and physiological changes in some tissues of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae

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Pages 213-234 | Received 07 Jun 2023, Accepted 08 Jan 2024, Published online: 09 Feb 2024

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