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Fol. Biol. 2006, 52, 116-118

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2006052040116

Microcystin-LR Induces Alterations in Heart Muscle

Aleksandra Milutinović1, R. Zorc-Pleskovič1, D. Petrovič1, M. Zorc1, D. Šuput2

1Institute of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, Medical Faculty of Ljubljana, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2Institute of Pathophysiology, Medical School, Medical Faculty of Ljubljana, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Received July 2006
Accepted September 2006

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