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DDT-induced inhibition of avian shell gland carbonic anhydrase: a mechanism for thin eggshells |
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| Authors: | J Bitman H C Cecil G F Fries |
| Abstract: | The shell-forming glands of Japanese quail fed p,p'-DDT or p,p'-DDE had carbonic anhydrase activity 16 to 19 percent lower than shell glands of quail on a diet free of pesticides. |
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