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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

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Abdelmounaim Qarro¹, Mohammed Asseban¹, Khalil Bazine¹

¹Service d'urologie, Hôpital militaire Moulay Ismail, Meknès, Maroc.

Canadian Urological Association Journal = Journal De L'Association Des Urologues Du Canada

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