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Acute toxicity studies with earthworms, Lumbricus terrestris

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  1. Toxicology Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria

    A. G. Ebere & A. Akintonwa

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Ebere, A.G., Akintonwa, A. Acute toxicity studies with earthworms, Lumbricus terrestris . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 55, 766–770 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203765

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