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Distribution of heavy metals in tissues of the shrimp Penaeus californiensis from the northwest coast of Mexico

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  1. Institute of Marine Sciences and Limnology, Mazatlan Station, National Autonomous University of Mexico, P.O. 811, 82000, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México

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Páez-Osuna, F., Tron-Mayen, L. Distribution of heavy metals in tissues of the shrimp Penaeus californiensis from the northwest coast of Mexico. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 209–215 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203011

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