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. 1961 Aug 1;10(4):219–226. doi: 10.1083/jcb.10.4.219

THE SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM

Its Recent History and Present Status

Keith R Porter 1
PMCID: PMC2225097  PMID: 13737278

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