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. 2008 Apr;131(4):287-92.

doi: 10.1085/jgp.200809998.

Connexin specificity of second messenger permeation: real numbers at last

Andrew L Harris¹

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¹ Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. aharris@umdnj.edu

PMID: 18378797
PMCID: PMC2279170
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200809998

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Connexin specificity of second messenger permeation: real numbers at last

Andrew L Harris. J Gen Physiol. 2008 Apr.

. 2008 Apr;131(4):287-92.

doi: 10.1085/jgp.200809998.

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Andrew L Harris¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. aharris@umdnj.edu

PMID: 18378797
PMCID: PMC2279170
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200809998

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