Functional Significance of K+ Channel β-Subunit KCNE3 in Auditory Neurons
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.545236