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. 1963 Nov;169(1):91–115. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1963.sp007243

Dependence of resting and action potentials on internal potassium in perfused squid giant axons

T Narahashi
PMCID: PMC1368704  PMID: 14078066

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