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RECENT studies of the toxicity of anticholinesterase compounds have emphasized the need for a sensitive and reliable method for the biological assessment of their relative activities. We have developed such a bioassay procedure using the freshwater shrimp, Gammarus pulex deG.
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CALLAWAY, S., DIRNHUBER, P. & WILSON, K. A New Method for the Bioassay of Cholinesterase Inhibitors. Nature 170, 843–844 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170843a0
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