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. 1973 Dec 1;59(3):784–791. doi: 10.1083/jcb.59.3.784

CYTOCHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION OF PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY IN THE CONTRACTILE VACUOLE OF ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII

Blair Bowers 1, Edward D Korn 1
PMCID: PMC2109120  PMID: 4357463

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