Abstract:
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journal_name
J Cell Physioljournal_title
Journal of cellular physiologyauthors
Westergren-Thorsson G,Onnervik PO,Fransson LA,Malmström Adoi
10.1002/jcp.1041470319subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-06-01 00:00:00pages
523-30issue
3eissn
0021-9541issn
1097-4652journal_volume
147pub_type
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