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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 21, 1991 - Issue 8
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Research Article

Betamethasone effects on paraquat lung toxicity

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Pages 1003-1011 | Received 26 Mar 1990, Accepted 26 Sep 1990, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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