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Freshwater bivalve Corbicula sandai uses free amino acids as osmolytes under hyperosmotic condition

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  1. Masatomi Hosoi

    Present address: Department of Ecosystem Studies, School of Environmental Science, The University of Shiga Prefecture, 522-8533, Hikone, Shiga, Japan

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  1. Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, 606-8502, Kyoto, Japan

    Masatomi Hosoi, Yuki Yoshinaga & Haruhiko Toyohara

  2. Department of Human Life Studies, Kacho Junior College, 605-0062, Kyoto, Japan

    Masako Toyohara & Fumiko Shiota

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Hosoi, M., Yoshinaga, Y., Toyohara, M. et al. Freshwater bivalve Corbicula sandai uses free amino acids as osmolytes under hyperosmotic condition. Fish Sci 74, 1339–1341 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-2906.2008.01662.x

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