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Isovolumic Regulation in Nervous Tissue

A Novel Mechanism of Cell Volume Regulation

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Quesada, O., Franco, R., Hernandez-Fonseca, K., Tuz, K. (2002). Isovolumic Regulation in Nervous Tissue. In: Della Corte, L., Huxtable, R.J., Sgaragli, G., Tipton, K.F. (eds) Taurine 4. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 483. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46838-7_24

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