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Comparing the Affinity of GTPase-binding Proteins using Competition Assays
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Guanine nucleotides decrease the free [Ca2+] required for secretion of serotonin from permeabilized blood platelets.

R J Haslam, M M Davidson

    FEBS Letters
    |August 20, 1984
    PubMed

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