Rate of Intracellular Diffusion as Measured in Barnacle Muscle
- 6 June 1969
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 164 (3884) , 1178-1179
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.164.3884.1178
Abstract
The rate of intracellular diffusion of water, urea, and glycerol was measured in the giant barnacle Balanus nubilus. The calculated diffusion coefficients were not different from those values reported for dilute solutions.Keywords
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