Information exchange within intracellular water

Water and the Cell

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 113-124

  Chaplin, Martin F ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80051666053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4927-7_5     Document Type: Chapter

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