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Dayeh, V.R., Schirmer, K., Lee, L.E., Bols, N.C. (2005). Rainbow Trout Gill Cell Line Microplate Cytotoxicity Test. In: Blaise, C., Férard, JF. (eds) Small-scale Freshwater Toxicity Investigations. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3120-3_16

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