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CA2+ Dynamics at Nerve-Terminal Active Zones Monitored by Endogenous KCa Channels

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Pumps, Transporters, and Ion Channels

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  1. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Alan D. Grinnell, Bruce Yazejian, Xiaoping Sun & Bo-Ming Chen

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Grinnell, A.D., Yazejian, B., Sun, X., Chen, BM. (2005). CA2+ Dynamics at Nerve-Terminal Active Zones Monitored by Endogenous KCa Channels. In: Sepúlveda, F.V., Bezanilla, F. (eds) Pumps, Transporters, and Ion Channels. Series of the Centro de Estudios Científicos. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27424-3_13

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