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Embryotoxic action of methyl mercury on coho salmon embryos

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  1. Biology Department, Hampden-Sydney College, 23943, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, USA

    E. W. Devlin

  2. Pathology Department, University of Washington, 98195, Seattle, Washington, USA

    N. K. Mottet

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Devlin, E.W., Mottet, N.K. Embryotoxic action of methyl mercury on coho salmon embryos. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 449–454 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01239651

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