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Ontogenetic changes in calcium activity were directly measured using an ion-selective micropipette in rat blood plasma and olfactory bulb extracellular fluid. Significant differences were observed according to the age and the nutritional state of the animal.
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We are grateful to Prof. W. Simon, Swiss Federal Institue of Technology, for providing the neutral carrier Ca2+ ion exchanger.
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Math, F., Davrainville, J.L. Postnatal variations of extracellular free calcium levels in the rat. Influence of undernutrition. Experientia 35, 1355–1356 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964005
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