Mechanism of calcium oscillations in migrating human astrocytoma cells
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0167-4889
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(00)00102-6