Acta Med. 2006, 49: 97-100

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.118

The Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Serum Total Sialic Acid Levels

Naciye Kurtul, Burcu Canter Arikan

University of Kahramanmaras Sütcü Imam, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

Received December 1, 2005
Accepted February 1, 2006

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