Mechanosensation: Tethered ion channels

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Zanini, Damiano ^a,b   Göpfert, Martin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b DFG Priority Program 1608   (Germany)

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EID: 84877262954     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.03.045     Document Type: Short Survey

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