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Ciliary beat co-ordination by calcium

Andreas Schmid1, Matthias Salathe

  • 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, RMSB R-47, 1600 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, U.S.A.

Biology of the Cell
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