Acta Med. 2022, 65: 8-17

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2022.10

Dose-Dependency of Toxic Signs and Outcomes of Paraoxon Poisoning in Rats

Žana M. Maksimovića, Ranko Škrbića,b, Miloš P. Stojiljkovića,b

aCentre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
bDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Received July 9, 2021
Accepted February 23, 2022

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