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Planarians in toxicology, standardization of a rapid neurobehavioral toxicity test using phenol in a crossover study

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Grebe, E., Schaeffer, D.J. Planarians in toxicology, standardization of a rapid neurobehavioral toxicity test using phenol in a crossover study. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 46, 866–870 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689731

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