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CO2-dependent opening of connexin 26 and related β connexins
Article first published online: 14 OCT 2010
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.192096
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Huckstepp, R. T. R., Eason, R., Sachdev, A. and Dale, N. (2010), CO2-dependent opening of connexin 26 and related β connexins. The Journal of Physiology, 588: 3921–3931. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.192096
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- Issue published online: 14 OCT 2010
- Article first published online: 14 OCT 2010
- (Received 30 April 2010; accepted after revision 20 August 2010; first published online 24 August 2010)
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