A model of magnesium metabolism in young sheep: transactions between plasma, cerebrospinal fluid and bone

A B Robson1, A R Sykes, A E McKinnon

  • 1Applied Computing, Mathematics and Statistics Group, Applied Management and Computing Division, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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