Astrocytes in primary culture have chemically activated sodium channels
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Astrocytes in primary culture have chemically activated sodium channels.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.04-06-01527.1984