Vesicle-associated membrane protein (VAMP)/synaptobrevin-2 protein mutants functionality test in synaptic vesicle fusion
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Praggastis, Sophia, "Vesicle-associated membrane protein (VAMP)/synaptobrevin-2 protein mutants functionality test in synaptic vesicle fusion" (2014). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 181.
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