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C-Termini Region Shared by β2A, β1B and β3 Subunits Confer Prepulse Facilitation to Cardiac Calcium Channels

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Dzhura, I., Guererro, G., Neely, A. (2005). C-Termini Region Shared by β2A, β1B and β3 Subunits Confer Prepulse Facilitation to Cardiac Calcium Channels. In: Sepúlveda, F.V., Bezanilla, F. (eds) Pumps, Transporters, and Ion Channels. Series of the Centro de Estudios Científicos. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27424-3_7

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