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Original Articles

Effects of Estivation on Lutein and β‐Carotene Concentrations in Biomphalaria glabrata (NMRI Strain) and Helisoma trivolvis (Colorado Strain) Snails as Determined by Quantitative High Performance Reversed Phase Thin Layer Chromatography

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Pages 2159-2165 | Received 17 Jan 2006, Accepted 23 Feb 2006, Published online: 07 Feb 2007

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