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Beilby, M.J., Bisson, M.A., Shepherd, V.A. (2006). Electrophysiology of Turgor Regulation in Charophyte Cells. In: Volkov, A.G. (eds) Plant Electrophysiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37843-3_16

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