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Pérez, G.J. (2005). Twinkle Twinkle Little Spark: Out of Tune Potassium 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_15
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