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Tissue distribution of mercury and selenium in minnows,Phoxinus phoxinus

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  1. Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Binangonan Freshwater Station, Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines

    Ma. Lourdes A. Cuvin-Aralar

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

    Robert W. Furness

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Cuvin-Aralar, M.L.A., Furness, R.W. Tissue distribution of mercury and selenium in minnows,Phoxinus phoxinus . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 45, 775–782 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701000

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