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Antiperoxidative mechanisms offered by selenium against liver injury caused by cadmium and mercury in rat

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  1. Department of Zoology, Institute of Advanced Studies, Meerut University, Meerut-250 005, U.P., India

    S. V. S. Rana & P. R. Boora

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Rana, S.V.S., Boora, P.R. Antiperoxidative mechanisms offered by selenium against liver injury caused by cadmium and mercury in rat. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48, 120–124 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197493

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