An Information Theoretical Analysis of Nanoscale Molecular Gap Junction Communication Channel Between Cardiomyocytes
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عنوان ژورنال: IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1536-125X,1941-0085
DOI: 10.1109/tnano.2012.2233212