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Original Article

Heavy metal (Ni, Co, Cr and Pb) contamination in liver and skin tissues of lethrinus lentjan fish family: lethrinidae (toelost) from the Arabian Gulf

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Pages 447-451 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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