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Barrère-Lemaire, S., Mangoni, M.E., Nargeot, J. (2005). Calcium Channels in the Heart. In: Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels. Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27526-6_20
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