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Western blotting versus ELISA detection of stress proteins induced in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis exposed to cadmium and tributyltin

J. Pempkowiak Institute of Oceanology, ul. Powstancow Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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M Radłowska Institute of Oceanology, ul. Powstancow Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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J Bełdowski Institute of Oceanology, ul. Powstancow Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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G Kupryszewski Institute of Oceanology, ul. Powstancow Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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J Wysocki Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, ul. Powstania Styczniowego 9b, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland
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R Głos´nicka Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, ul. Powstania Styczniowego 9b, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland
Pages 400-405 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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