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A Molecular Dual Carriageway

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Journal Elife
Specialty Biology
Date 2020 Aug 26
PMID 32840481
Citations 3
Authors
William J Allen
Ian Collinson
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Abstract

In order to enter a cell, an ammonium ion must first dissociate to form an ammonia molecule and a hydrogen ion (a proton), which then pass through the cell membrane separately and recombine inside.

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