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Arumugam, M., Ravindranath, M.H. Copper toxicity in the crab,Scylla serrata, copper levels in tissues and regulation after exposure to a copper-rich medium. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 708–715 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01698466
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