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Acetylcholinesterase activity and the effects of chlorfenvinphos in regions of the starling brain

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  1. Worplesdon Laboratory, Agricultural Science Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tangley Place, GU3 3LQ, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, UK

    A. D. M. Hart

  2. Tolworth Laboratory, Agricultural Science Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, KT6 7NF, Surbiton, Surrey, UK

    G. E. Westlake

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Hart, A.D.M., Westlake, G.E. Acetylcholinesterase activity and the effects of chlorfenvinphos in regions of the starling brain. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 37, 774–782 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607838

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