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  1. Department of Biology, Bergen High Technology Centre, University of Bergen, 5020, Bergen, Norway

    Roderick Nigel Finn

  2. Institute of Marine Research, Nordnes, 5817, Bergen, Norway

    Roderick Nigel Finn

  3. Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 08003, Barcelona, Spain

    Joan Cerdà

  4. Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA)-Institut de Ciéncies del Mar, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 08003, Barcelona, Spain

    Joan Cerdà

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    Sangdun Choi

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Finn, R.N., Cerdà, J. (2018). Aquaporin. In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_101692

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