Acta Med. 2000, 43: 19-22

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.112

The Long Term Changes in Liver DNA and Total Protein Contents Following Low Level Sarin Exposure in Rats

Jiří Kassaa, František Skopecb, Josef Vacheka

aPurkyně Military Medical Academy, Hradec Králové, Department of Toxicology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Radio-isotope Laboratory, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received November 1, 1999
Accepted March 1, 2000

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