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Effects of cholinesterases of rainbow trout exposed to acephate and methamidophos

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  1. Department of Clinical Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, 95616, Davis, CA

    Joseph G. Zinkl & Josh Callman

  2. Pacific Southwest Range and Forest Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 94701, Berkeley, CA

    Patrick J. Shea & Rodney J. Nakamoto

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Zinkl, J.G., Shea, P.J., Nakamoto, R.J. et al. Effects of cholinesterases of rainbow trout exposed to acephate and methamidophos. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 38, 22–28 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01606552

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