Thermodynamics of electromechanical coupling in voltage-gated ion channels
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Thermodynamics of electromechanical coupling in voltage-gated ion channels
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Physiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1540-7748,0022-1295
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201210840