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Main Authors: Ugo eRipamonti, Roland Manfred Klar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2010.00143/full