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Pharmacodynamics of Dieldrin in Pigeons

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CONSIDERABLE interest has been aroused in recent years by the presence of residues of organochlorine insecticides in the tissues of birds in Great Britain, and a comprehensive review of the situation up to 1965 has been made1. No information has been published yet on the pharmaco-dynamics of any of these compounds in birds. We are investigating this topic and some of our results are summarized in this report.

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ROBINSON, J., RICHARDSON, A. & BROWN, V. Pharmacodynamics of Dieldrin in Pigeons. Nature 213, 734–736 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213734b0

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