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. 1995 Jul;37(1):127–131. doi: 10.1136/gut.37.1.127

Defective acid base regulation by the gall bladder epithelium and its significance for gall stone formation.

J N Plevris 1, I A Bouchier 1
PMCID: PMC1382783  PMID: 7672661

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