Sodium Channels and Mammalian Sensory Mechanotransduction
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Sodium channels and mammalian sensory mechanotransduction
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Pain
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1744-8069,1744-8069
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-8-21