Properties and metabolism of the aqueous cytoplasm and its boundaries.

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It is shown that living cells exhibit an organization far greater than the current teachings of cell biology reveal, and the roles of cell water will be discussed, notably as they relate to metabolism and cell ultrastructure.

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