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. 1958 Dec;37(12):1724–1728. doi: 10.1172/JCI103764

The Passage of Ammonia Across the Blood-Brain-Barrier and its Relation to Blood pH

Kenneth S Warren a, David G Nathan a,1
PMCID: PMC1062858  PMID: 13611039

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