Protocol for assessing brain function in fish and the effectiveness of methods used to stun and kill them

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  The Veterinary Record

• Publication date

  2002-03-09

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1136/vr.150.10.302PMID 11915866
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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