C-type inactivation of voltage-gated K+ channels: pore constriction or dilation?
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SUBMITTER: Hoshi T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3557304 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
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C-type inactivation of voltage-gated K+ channels: pore constriction or dilation?
Hoshi Toshinori T Armstrong Clay M CM
The Journal of general physiology 20130114 2
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