Acta Vet. Brno 2010, 79: 225-231

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201079020225

Distribution of Heavy Metals in the Liver of Foetuses and Female Mice after Oral Administration during Pregnancy - a Histochemical Study

Lenka Krejčířová1, Irena Lauschová1, Petr Čížek2

1Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic,
2Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic

Received May 29, 2009
Accepted January 19, 2010

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