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. 1959 Feb;38(2):373–383. doi: 10.1172/JCI103811

THE ROLE OF pH GRADIENT IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF AMMONIA BETWEEN BLOOD AND CEREBROSPINAL FLUID, BRAIN AND MUSCLE*

James R Stabenau 1,†, Kenneth S Warren 1, David P Rall 1
PMCID: PMC293165  PMID: 13631069

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