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Effect of melatonin on reproductive indices in untreated females following mating with F1 male Wistar rats exposed in utero and via lactation to mixture of chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin Cover

Effect of melatonin on reproductive indices in untreated females following mating with F1 male Wistar rats exposed in utero and via lactation to mixture of chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/intox-2020-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1337-9569 | Journal ISSN: 1337-6853
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