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. 1970 Feb 1;44(2):438–445. doi: 10.1083/jcb.44.2.438

A CYTOCHEMICAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDY OF CHANNELS IN THE SCHWANN CELLS SURROUNDING LOBSTER GIANT AXONS

Eric Holtzman 1, Alan R Freeman 1, Leonard A Kashner 1
PMCID: PMC2107942  PMID: 5411082

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