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Ca2+ antagonist nifedipine inhibits turgor regulation upon hypotonic treatment in internodal cells ofLamprothamnium

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    Present address: Department of Biology, Osaka Medical College, Sawaragi-cho 2-41, Takalsuki, 569, Osaka, Japan

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Okazaki, Y., Tazawa, M. Ca2+ antagonist nifedipine inhibits turgor regulation upon hypotonic treatment in internodal cells ofLamprothamnium . Protoplasma 134, 65–66 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01276378

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