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Qiyue Jia1, Guihua Du1, Yu Li2

  • 1Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, BaYi Road 461, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province 330006, PR China; Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, Nanchang University, BaYi Road 461, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province 330006, PR China.

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
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Ca(2+)Pb(2+)Radioligand binding assaysRyRs

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