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Cadmium induced potassium efflux from Scenedesmus quadricauda

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    Gavva Narender Reddy &  M. N. V. Prasad

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Reddy, G.N., Prasad, M.N.V. Cadmium induced potassium efflux from Scenedesmus quadricauda . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 600–605 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196305

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