Aquaporins: Phylogeny, structure, and physiology of water channels

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 187-193

  Heymann, J Bernard ^a   Engel, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0033446707     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1999.14.5.187     Document Type: Article

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