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Toxicology

Fatty acids and elemental composition changes in honey bee workers (Apis mellifera) irradiated with gamma radiation

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Pages 199-204 | Received 11 Sep 2020, Accepted 20 Feb 2021, Published online: 05 Jul 2021

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