African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12501

Full Length Research Paper

Role of folic acid in chlorpyrifos induced teratogenicity in mice

Raafea Tafweez
  • Raafea Tafweez
  • Department of Anatomy, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
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  •  Received: 26 September 2012
  •  Accepted: 21 July 2014
  •  Published: 10 September 2014

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