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Heidelberger, R. (2001). Electrophysiological approaches to the study of neuronal exocytosis and synaptic vesicle dynamics. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 143. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0115592
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