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. 1994 Oct;14(5):539–556. doi: 10.1007/BF02088836

Study of stimulus-secretion coupling in single cells using antisense oligodeoxynucleotides and patch-clamp techniques to inhibit specific protein expression

Pierre-Marie Lledo 1, William T Mason 2, Robert Zorec 3,✉
PMCID: PMC11566765  PMID: 7621512

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