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Seasonal changes in the testes of fishPuntius ticto, and their relation to heavy metal toxicity

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  1. Department of Zoology, Holkar Science College, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, 452 001, Indore, India

    Rekha Pundir

  2. School of Studies in Zoology, Vikram University, 456 010, Ujjain, India

    A. B. Saxena

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Pundir, R., Saxena, A.B. Seasonal changes in the testes of fishPuntius ticto, and their relation to heavy metal toxicity. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 45, 288–293 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700197

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