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The Structure of Water in the Biological Cell

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Water and Plant Life

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 19))

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The question of possible structures of bulk water is still unsolved and the theoretical concepts of structure based on experimental evidence are to a large degree fragmentary and sometimes too crude and contradictory. Reviews about bulk water structure are given by a number of authors (Franks, 1972; Eisenberg and Kauzmann, 1969; Frank, 1965).

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  1. Botanisches Institut der Universität Würzburg, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, 8700, Würzburg, Fed. Rep. Germany

    O. L. Lange  & L. Kappen  & 

  2. Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Am Birkengut, 8580, Bayreuth, Fed. Rep. Germany

    E.-D. Schulze

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Peschel, G. (1976). The Structure of Water in the Biological Cell. In: Lange, O.L., Kappen, L., Schulze, ED. (eds) Water and Plant Life. Ecological Studies, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66429-8_1

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