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. 1963 Nov;43(5):867–895.

Hepatic Parenchymal Cell Alterations After Long-Term Carbon Tetrachloride Administration

A Light and Electron Microscopic Study

Richard J Stenger
PMCID: PMC1949768  PMID: 14075020

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