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Original Article

Caenorhabditis Elegans Degenerins and Vertebrate Enac Ion Channels Contain an Extracellular Domain Related to Venom Neurotoxins

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Pages 257-264 | Received 12 Apr 1999, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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