Urinary and serum mutagenicity studies with rats implanted with depleted uranium or tantalum pellets
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Distribution of uranium in rats implanted with depleted uranium pellets.
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عنوان ژورنال: Mutagenesis
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0267-8357,1464-3804
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/13.6.643