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Acute toxic responses of the freshwater planarian,Dugesia dorotocephala, to methylmercury

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    Jay Boyd Best, Michio Morita, James Ragin & Jay Best Jr.

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Best, J.B., Morita, M., Ragin, J. et al. Acute toxic responses of the freshwater planarian,Dugesia dorotocephala, to methylmercury. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 27, 49–54 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01610985

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