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Brain cholinesterase activity in birds after a city-wide aerial application of malathion

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Kucera, E. Brain cholinesterase activity in birds after a city-wide aerial application of malathion. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 38, 456–460 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01606614

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