Comparative NMR studies of diffusional water permeability of red blood cells from different species. X. Camel (Camelus dromedarius) and Alpaca (Lama pacos)

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-48

  Benga, Gh ^a,d   Grieve, S M ^b   Chapman, B E ^b   Gallagher, C H ^c   Kuchel, P W ^c  

^a University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Iuliu Hatieganu'   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Taronga Zoo   (Australia)

^d IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Aquaporin; Camel; NMR; Red blood cells; Water permeability

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149100951     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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