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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 21, 1991 - Issue 10
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Research Article

Absorption, degradation and excretion of benzo(a)pyrene in the cricket (Acheta domesticus)

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Pages 1357-1362 | Received 03 Jan 1991, Accepted 05 Jun 1991, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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