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. 1963 Apr;42(4):570–580. doi: 10.1172/JCI104746

SICKLING PHENOMENON PRODUCED BY HYPERTONIC SOLUTIONS: A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THE HYPOSTHENURIA OF SICKLEMIA*

Pasquale E Perillie 1,2,†, Franklin H Epstein 1,2
PMCID: PMC289317  PMID: 13942410

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