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Characterization of cholinesterase activity from different tissues of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Gabriela Rodríguez-Fuentes1, Gerardo Gold-Bouchot

  • 1Department of Marine Resources, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Unidad Mérida, km 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México.

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