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Malathion induced changes in the serum proteins and hematological parameters of an Indian catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)

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Dutta, H.M., Dogra, J.V.V., Singh, N.K. et al. Malathion induced changes in the serum proteins and hematological parameters of an Indian catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 91–97 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193346

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