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Molecular basis of arsenite (As+3)-induced acute cytotoxicity in human cervical epithelial carcinoma cells

Muhammad Nauman ArshadDepartment of Biological SciencesForman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan
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Muhammad Atif NisarDepartment of MicrobiologyGovernment College University, Faisalabad, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohsin KhurshidCollege of Allied Health ProfessionalsDirectorate of Medical Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Syed Zajif HussainDepartment of ChemistrySyed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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Umer MaqsoodAgricultural Biotechnology DivisionNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Muhammad Tahir AsgharSchool of Biological SciencesUniversity of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Jawad NazirDepartment of MicrobiologyUniversity of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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Article: 26875 | Received 03 Dec 2014, Accepted 20 Mar 2015, Published online: 27 Apr 2015

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