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Willecke, K., Eiberger, J., von Maltzahn, J. (2005). Connexin and Pannexin Genes in the Mouse and Human Genome. In: Winterhager, E. (eds) Gap Junctions in Development and Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28621-7_1
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