A Threshold Equation for Action Potential Initiation
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A Threshold Equation for Action Potential Initiation
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Computational Biology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1553-7358
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000850