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Nickel effects on phosphate uptake, alkaline phosphatase, and ATPase of a cyanobacterium

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Asthana, R.K., Singh, S.P. & Singh, R.K. Nickel effects on phosphate uptake, alkaline phosphatase, and ATPase of a cyanobacterium. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48, 45–54 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197482

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