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SEM study on the effects of crude oil on the gills and air breathing organs of climbing perch,Anabas testudineus

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Prasad, M.S. SEM study on the effects of crude oil on the gills and air breathing organs of climbing perch,Anabas testudineus . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 47, 882–889 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689519

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