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Role of organic osmolytes in adaptation of renal cells to high osmolality

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Garcia-Perez, A., Burg, M.B. Role of organic osmolytes in adaptation of renal cells to high osmolality. J. Membrain Biol. 119, 1–13 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01868535

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