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MODEL INDEX. 
Schafer, E. A. — On the Existence within the Liver Cells of Channels which can be directly 
injected from the Blood-vessels. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin., vol. , 1902, pp. 
Cells, Liver, — Intra- cellular Canaliculi in. 
E. A. Schafer. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin., vol. 
Liver, — Injection within Cells of. 
E. A. Schafer. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin., vol. 
, 1902, pp. 
, 1902, pp. 
