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Inhibition of sodium-dependent taurine transport in red blood cells from the marine polychaete,Glycera dibranchiata, after exposure to mercury

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  1. Illinois State University, 61761, Normal, Illinois, USA

    Robert L. Preston & Chang Wen Chen

  2. Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, 04672, Salsbury Cove, Maine, USA

    Robert L. Preston

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Preston, R.L., Chen, C.W. Inhibition of sodium-dependent taurine transport in red blood cells from the marine polychaete,Glycera dibranchiata, after exposure to mercury. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42, 620–627 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700247

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