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Structure-toxicity relationships for nonpolar narcotics: A comparison of data from the tetrahymena, photobacterium and pimephales systems

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  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, P.O. Box 1071, 37901-1071, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    T. Wayne Schultz, Norris L. Wyatt & David T. Lin

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Supported in part by The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Center of Excellence in Livestock Diseases and Human Health.

Supported by the NIH Minority High School Student Research Apprentice Program NIH-RR03306-07.

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Wayne Schultz, T., Wyatt, N.L. & Lin, D.T. Structure-toxicity relationships for nonpolar narcotics: A comparison of data from the tetrahymena, photobacterium and pimephales systems. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 44, 67–72 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702363

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