CHANGES OF MYOCARDIUM CONTRACTILITY ASSOCIATED WITH A SUBCHRONIC LEAD INTOXICATION IN RATS
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عنوان ژورنال: Hygiene and sanitation
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2412-0650,0016-9900
DOI: 10.33029/0016-9900-2020-99-2-193-199