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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities

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Anja Mehnert¹, Florian Lordick²

¹Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie & Sektion Psychosoziale Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig.

Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie

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