Calcium binding protein-mediated regulation of voltage-gated calcium channels linked to human diseases.
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SUBMITTER: Nejatbakhsh N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4009971 | biostudies-other | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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