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ON considering the suggestion that more attention be directed to the role of water in biochemical reactions1, the possibility was entertained that by using heavy water further information might be obtained about physical-chemical processes in muscle. An investigation was therefore undertaken to observe the effects of heavy water on heart, intestinal, uterine and voluntary muscle.
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KAMINER, B. Effect of Heavy Water on Different Types of Muscle and on Glycerol-extracted Psoas Fibres. Nature 185, 172–173 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185172a0
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