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Lipid matters: nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-lipid interactions (Review)

Francisco J. Barrantes Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca and UNESCO Chair of Biophysics and Molecular Neurobiology, BZW8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
Pages 277-284 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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