Exposure-dependent variation in cryolite induced lethality in the nontarget insect, Drosophila melanogaster
By: Sayanti Podder and Sumedha Roy
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Language: English
Page range: 17 - 22
Submitted on: Dec 13, 2013
Accepted on: Mar 17, 2014
Published on: Jul 16, 2014
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, Centre of Experimental Medicine
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