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Parathion and salinity effects on gills and mesonephros carbonic anhydrase activity of the fish Oreochromis hornorum

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Martínez-Tabche, L., Beatriz, E.M. & Galar, I. Parathion and salinity effects on gills and mesonephros carbonic anhydrase activity of the fish Oreochromis hornorum . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 929–934 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203169

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