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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

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¹Abteilung für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie der Chirurgischen Klinik Katharinenhospital, Postfach 310, D-7000, Stuttgart 1.

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Keywords:

Ankle-joint Arthrodesis Articulatio tibiotalaris Compression-arthrodesis Compression-screw

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