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. 1984 Jan;45(1):68–70. doi: 10.1016/s0006-3495(84)84112-0

Large Conductance Ca++-Activated K+ Channels in Smooth Muscle Cell Membrane

Reduction in Unitary Currents Due to Internal Na+ Ions

Joshua J Singer, John V Walsh Jr
PMCID: PMC1435306  PMID: 19431570

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