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Toxicity testing with coastal species of Southeastern Brazil. Echinoderm sperm and embryos

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  1. CETESB (Companhia de Tecnologia de Saneamento Ambiental), Av. Prof. Frederico Hermann Jr., 345, CEP 05489-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    M. G. Nipper & V. A. Prósperi

  2. CNPq Fellowships (Process N∘ 824163/88-5), CEP 05489-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    V. A. Prósperi & A. J. Zamboni

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Nipper, M.G., Prósperi, V.A. & Zamboni, A.J. Toxicity testing with coastal species of Southeastern Brazil. Echinoderm sperm and embryos. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 646–652 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194657

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