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Dissection of Local Ca2+ Signals in Cultured Cells by Membrane-targeted Ca2+ Indicators
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[Evolution of mechanisms of Ca(2+)-signalization. Role of Ca2+ in regulation of specialized cell functions]

I V Shemarova, V P Nesterov

    Zhurnal Evoliutsionnoi Biokhimii I Fiziologii
    |May 14, 2013
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