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Copper uptake and regulation in a copper-tolerant decapodCambarus bartoni (Fabricius) (Decapoda, Crustacea)

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    Present address: Department of Biology, McMaster University, L8S 4L8, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Zia, S., Alikhan, M.A. Copper uptake and regulation in a copper-tolerant decapodCambarus bartoni (Fabricius) (Decapoda, Crustacea). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42, 103–110 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699210

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