Mechanosensitive channels of E. coli: A genetic and molecular dissection

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 126-130

  Blount, Paul ^a   Sukharev, Sergei I ^a   Moe, Paul ^a   Kung, Ching ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0031080732     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542585     Document Type: Conference Paper

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