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Peritubular capillary, interstitium, and lymph of the renal cortex

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  2. Zentrales Tierlaboratorium, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, GFR

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Pinter, G.G., Gärtner, K. (1984). Peritubular capillary, interstitium, and lymph of the renal cortex. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 99. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 99. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0027717

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