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Toxicology of ageing in long-term dietary study on Sprague-Dawley rats

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/intox-2025-0001 | Journal eISSN: 1337-9569 | Journal ISSN: 1337-6853
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 8
Submitted on: Dec 13, 2023
Accepted on: Mar 2, 2024
Published on: Oct 17, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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