Mechanisms of Somatosensory Neuronal Sensitivity to Alkaline pH
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Mechanisms of somatosensory neuronal sensitivity to alkaline pH.
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عنوان ژورنال: Chemical Senses
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0379-864X,1464-3553
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjh182