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Ishibashi, K., Kuwahara, M., Sasaki, S. (2000). Molecular biology of aquaporins. In: Reviews of Physiology Biochemistry and Pharmacology. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 141. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0119576

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