HOLE'S HUMAN ANAT.+PHYS.-CONNECT ACCESS
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How does a cell maintain unequal concentrations of ions oropposite sides of a cell membrane?
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HOLE'S HUMAN ANAT.+PHYS.-CONNECT ACCESS
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Ch. 3 - 11 Describe how the Golgi apparatus functions.
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