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Effect of malathion on the brain acetylcholinesterase activity of bluegill sunfishLepomis macrochirus

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    Chelliah R. Richmonds & Hiran M. Dutta

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Richmonds, C.R., Dutta, H.M. Effect of malathion on the brain acetylcholinesterase activity of bluegill sunfishLepomis macrochirus . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 431–435 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01239648

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