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K+ channels in cardiac cells: mechanisms of activation, inactivation, rectification and K+ e sensitivity

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Carmeliet, E. K+ channels in cardiac cells: mechanisms of activation, inactivation, rectification and K+ e sensitivity. Pflugers Arch. 414 (Suppl 1), S88–S92 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00582254

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