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. 1970 Jul 1;46(1):187–191. doi: 10.1083/jcb.46.1.187

THE ONSET OF ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CELLS IN THE DEVELOPING STARFISH EMBRYO

Joseph Tupper 1, John W Saunders Jr 1, Charles Edwards 1
PMCID: PMC2108076  PMID: 5459008

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