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Kuhn, K., Streit, B. Detecting sublethal effects of organophosphates by measuring acetylcholinesterase activity in Gammarus . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 53, 398–404 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197232
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