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Effect of glucose, glutamate, and 2-oxoglutarate on mercury toxicity to Chlorella vulgaris

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Mohanty, R.C., Mohanty, L. & Mohapatra, P.K. Effect of glucose, glutamate, and 2-oxoglutarate on mercury toxicity to Chlorella vulgaris . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51, 130–137 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201011

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