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Research Article

SOMAN-INDUCED CARDIAC TOXICITY: SINGLE-CELL COMPUTER SIMULATIONS OF ACETYLCHOLINE OVERLOAD

C. K. Zoltani U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Ma ryland, USACorrespondenceE-mail: zolta ni@ar l.army.mil
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S. I. , Baskin U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA
Pages 139-146 | Published online: 30 Sep 2008

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