Urea transport across the cell membrane of skate erythrocytes

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 277, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-282

  Carlson, Sarah R ^b   Goldstein, Leon ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0030901942     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19970301)277:4<275::AID-JEZ1>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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