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Uranyl nitrate-induced glomerular basement membrane alterations in rabbits: A quantitative analysis

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Ontario

    C. Kim McDonald-Taylor & M. Kumar Bhatnagar

  2. Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Andy Gilman & Al Yagminas

  3. Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, C1A 4P3, Charlottetown, PE, Canada

    Amreek Singh

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McDonald-Taylor, C.K., Kumar Bhatnagar, M., Gilman, A. et al. Uranyl nitrate-induced glomerular basement membrane alterations in rabbits: A quantitative analysis. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48, 367–373 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195634

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