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NH4Cl and other weak bases in the activation of sea urchin eggs

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    WALTER F. BORON, ALBERT ROOS & PAUL DE WEER

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BORON, W., ROOS, A. & DE WEER, P. NH4Cl and other weak bases in the activation of sea urchin eggs. Nature 274, 190 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/274190a0

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