Membrane-Tethered Ligands: Tools for Cell-Autonomous Pharmacological Manipulation of Biological Circuits
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Membrane-tethered ligands: tools for cell-autonomous pharmacological manipulation of biological circuits.
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عنوان ژورنال: Physiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1548-9213,1548-9221
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00056.2012