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Cadmium accumulation and ultrastructural alterations in oogenesis of the prawnPalaemon serratus (Pennant)

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  1. E. Papathanassiou

    Present address: Institute of Oceanographic and Fisheries Research Ag. Kosmas, GR 166 04, Hellinikon, Athens, GREECE

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Papathanassiou, E. Cadmium accumulation and ultrastructural alterations in oogenesis of the prawnPalaemon serratus (Pennant). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 36, 192–198 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623494

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