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Activities of glutamate dehydrogenase and aspartate and alanine aminotransferases in freshwater snails Helisoma duryi and Lymnaea natalensis exposed to copper

B. Masola Department of Biochemistry, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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M. Chibi Department of Biochemistry, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Y. S. Naik Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, National University of Science and Technology, PO Box Ac 939, Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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E. Kandare Department of Chemistry, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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M. F. Zaranyika Department of Chemistry, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
Pages 33-42 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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