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Research Article

Evaluation of genotoxic and antigenotoxic effects of boron by the somatic mutation and recombination test (SMART) on Drosophila

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Pages 400-406 | Received 19 Jun 2015, Accepted 08 Dec 2015, Published online: 12 Jan 2016

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