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. 1965 Dec;47(6):917–951.

Spectrum of fine structural changes in hepatocellular injury due to thioacetamide.

C T Ashworth, D J Werner, M D Glass, N J Arnold
PMCID: PMC1920483  PMID: 5844383

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