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Acetylcholinesterase of Mytilus galloprovincialis LmK. hemolymph: a suitable environmental biomarker.

Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Portugal.
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (impact factor: 1.02). 11/2001; 67(4):470-5. pp.470-5
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