On the Na+,K+ pump in fluctuating membrane potentials

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Contribution of the Na+/K+ Pump to Rhythmic Bursting, Explored with Modeling and Dynamic Clamp Analyses
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M Neagu1, A Neagu

  • 1Department of Biophysics and Medical Informatics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania. mneagu@medinfo.umft.ro

European Biophysics Journal : EBJ
|August 18, 2001
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