Mechanosensitive channels: In touch with Piezo

Current Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 21, 2010, Pages

  Xiao, Rui ^a   Xu, X Z Shawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 78149349552     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.09.053     Document Type: Short Survey

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