Manganese in Health and Disease
Issues in Toxicology
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Manganese in Health and Disease
Edited by
Lucio G. Costa
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Michael Aschner
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Issues in Toxicology No. 22
Print ISBN: 978-1-84973-943-6
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ISSN: 1757-7179
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