Nervous System of Periplaneta americana Cockroach as a Model in Toxinological Studies: A Short Historical and Actual View.

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Published in J Toxicol on May 14, 2012

Authors

Maria Stankiewicz1, Marcin Dąbrowski, Maria Elena de Lima

Author Affiliations

1: Biophysics Laboratory, Institute of General and Molecular Biology, N. Copernicus University, 87-100 Torun, Poland.

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