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Neuromodulation of voltage-dependent K+ channels in bipolar cells: immunocytochemical and electrophysiological
S Yazulla1, K M Studholme, S F Fan
1Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, SUNY Stony Brook, NY 11794-5230, USA. yazulla@life.bio.sunysb.edu
Progress in Brain Research
|June 26, 2001
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