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. 2018 Jun;596(12):2463-2464.
doi: 10.1113/JP276102. Epub 2018 Apr 25.

Enterocyte K+ ion permeability and fluid secretion: missing the correct channel or missing the point?

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Enterocyte K+ ion permeability and fluid secretion: missing the correct channel or missing the point?

Michael L Lucas. J Physiol. 2018 Jun.
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Keywords: chloride secretion; diarrhoea; jejunum.

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