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Calcium Uptake in the Rat Retina is Dependent on the Function of the Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channel: Pharmacologic Evidence

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Taurine 4

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  1. Departments of Pharmacology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, 79430, USA

    Julius D. Militante & John B. Lombardini

  2. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, 79430, USA

    John B. Lombardini

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  1. University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Laura Della Corte

  2. University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona

    Ryan J. Huxtable

  3. University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Giampietro Sgaragli

  4. Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

    Keith F. Tipton

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Militante, J.D., Lombardini, J.B. (2002). Calcium Uptake in the Rat Retina is Dependent on the Function of the Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channel: Pharmacologic Evidence. In: Della Corte, L., Huxtable, R.J., Sgaragli, G., Tipton, K.F. (eds) Taurine 4. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 483. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46838-7_52

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