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Isolation of the 5′-flanking region for human brain sodium channel subtype II α-subunit

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Sparks Ctr. Room 1075, 1720 7th Ave. South, University Station, Birmingham, AL

    Chiung-Mei Lu, Jennifer S. Eichelberger, Susan D. Schade & George B. Brown

  2. Department of Neurobiology and the Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Sparks Ctr. Room 1075, 1720 7th Ave. South, University Station, Birmingham, AL

    Matthew L. Beckman

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Lu, CM., Eichelberger, J.S., Beckman, M.L. et al. Isolation of the 5′-flanking region for human brain sodium channel subtype II α-subunit. J Mol Neurosci 11, 179–182 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1385/JMN:11:3:179

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