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Sensitivity of branchial mucous to crude oil toxicity in a freshwater fish,Colisa fasciatus

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Prasad, M.S. Sensitivity of branchial mucous to crude oil toxicity in a freshwater fish,Colisa fasciatus . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 41, 754–758 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02021029

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