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Pedersen, H.C., Myklebust, I. Age-dependent accumulation of cadmium and zinc in the liver and kidneys of Norwegian willow ptarmigan. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51, 381–388 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201756
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