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An In Ovo Investigation of the Ultrastructural Effects of the Heavy Metals Cadmium and Chromium on Liver Tissue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2014

Chantelle Venter
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Hester Magdalena Oberholzer
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Helena Taute
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Megan Jean Bester
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2014 

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