Glyconeogenesis and urea synthesis in the toad Bufo viridis during acclimation to water restriction

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-92

  Hoffman, J ^a   Katz, U ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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BUFO VIRIDIS;

EID: 0031907513     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515886     Document Type: Article

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