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Investigating the Modular Basis of BK Channel Activation by Calcium

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Moczydlowski, E. (2005). Investigating the Modular Basis of BK Channel Activation by Calcium. 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_9

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