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Analysis of α-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase variability in the tick ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae)

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Healy, J.A. Analysis of α-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase variability in the tick ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae). Genetica 50, 19–30 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122675

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