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Toxicity of a plant based mosquito repellent/killer

Interdisciplinary Toxicology
Volume 5 (2012): Issue 4 (December 2012)
By: Bhoopendra Singh,  Prakash Raj Singh and  Manoj Kumar Mohanty  
Open Access
|Mar 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10102-012-0031-4 | Journal eISSN: 1337-9569 | Journal ISSN: 1337-6853
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Language: English
Page range: 184 - 191
Published on: Mar 9, 2013
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, Centre of Experimental Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
mosquito repellent,
herbal,
mosquito out,
toxicity
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Pharmacology, toxicology

© 2013 Bhoopendra Singh, Prakash Raj Singh, Manoj Kumar Mohanty, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, Centre of Experimental Medicine
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