Release of taurine from cultured cerebellar granule cells and astrocytes: co-release with glutamate
โ Scribed by Holopainen, I.; Kontro, P.; Oja, S.S.
- Book ID
- 123117894
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 766 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0306-4522
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