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Mitochondrial Ca2+ channels: Great unknowns with important functions.
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Center of Molecular Medicine, Medical University Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
FEBS letters (impact factor:
3.54).
05/2010;
584(10):1942-7.
DOI:10.1016/j.febslet.2010.01.010
pp.1942-7
Source: PubMed
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Keywords
aligns
detailed profile
IMM
inner mitochondrial membrane
mini-review revisits previous research
Mitochondria process local
Mitochondrial Ca(2+)
mitochondrial uptake
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