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Chemical Potentials and Electrical Potentials in Biological Systems

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    NORMAN R. JOSEPH,  MILTON B. ENGEL &  HUBERT R. CATCHPOLE

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JOSEPH, N., ENGEL, M. & CATCHPOLE, H. Chemical Potentials and Electrical Potentials in Biological Systems. Nature 203, 931–933 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203931a0

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