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Research Article

Frequency and size of micronuclei induced in gill cells of medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) after whole-body exposure to clastogenic chemicals

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Pages 67-72 | Received 19 Aug 2013, Accepted 19 Mar 2014, Published online: 09 Apr 2014

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