Chapter 2 The aquaporin superfamily: Structure and function

Current Topics in Membranes

Volumn 51, Issue , 2001, Pages 39-119

  Stahlberg, Henning ^a   Heymann, Bernard ^a   Mitsuoka, Kaoru ^b   Fuyijoshi, Yoshinori ^b   Engel, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 35448948757     PISSN: 10635823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(01)51004-2     Document Type: Review

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