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Research Article

Specific aquaporins increase the ammonia tolerance of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mep1-3fps1 deletion strain

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Pages 43-51 | Received 15 Mar 2012, Accepted 05 Jul 2012, Published online: 22 Oct 2012

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