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Dose response of rat liver to low level cadmium

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Abbreviations

Cd:

cadmium

Zn:

zinc

Cu:

copper

Ca:

calcium

MT:

metallothionein

GSH:

glutathione

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  1. Ludwig Muller

    Present address: Institute of Toxicology, University of Dusseldorf, FRG

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  1. Occupational Health Division, NOHSC, The University of Sydney, Building A27, 2006, New South Wales, Australia

    Ludwig Muller, Greg Craig & Neill H. Stacey

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Muller, L., Craig, G. & Stacey, N.H. Dose response of rat liver to low level cadmium. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 40, 301–308 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01881055

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