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New Role of Taurine as an Osmomediator between Glial Cells and Neurons in the Rat Supraoptic Nucleus

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    Nicolas Hussy, Charlotte Deleuze, Vanessa Brès & Françoise C. Moos

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Hussy, N., Deleuze, C., Brès, V., Moos, F.C. (2002). New Role of Taurine as an Osmomediator between Glial Cells and Neurons in the Rat Supraoptic Nucleus. In: Della Corte, L., Huxtable, R.J., Sgaragli, G., Tipton, K.F. (eds) Taurine 4. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 483. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46838-7_25

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