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A new automatic electrolytic respirometer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

H. T. Tribe
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, The University, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3DX, U.K.
P. Maynard
Affiliation:
Institute of Biotechnology, The University, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EF, U.K.

Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1988

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