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Original Article

Ionic Currents at the Growth Plate of Intact Bone: Occurrence and Ionic Dependence

Alessandro De Ponti Unità Metabolica dell’Osso Instituto, Scientifico San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Isabella Villa Unità Metabolica dell’Osso Instituto, Scientifico San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Filippo Boniforti Unità Metabolica dell’Osso Instituto, Scientifico San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Alessandro Rubinacci Unità Metabolica dell’Osso Instituto, Scientifico San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Pages 37-48 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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