Managing the complexity of communication: regulation of gap junctions by post-translational modification

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Managing the complexity of communication: regulation of gap junctions by post-translational modification. / Axelsen, Lene Nygaard; Callø, Kirstine; von Holstein-Rathlou, Niels-Henrik; Nielsen, Morten S.

In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, Vol. 4, 130, 10.2013, p. 1-18.

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Axelsen, LN, Callø, K, von Holstein-Rathlou, N-H & Nielsen, MS 2013, 'Managing the complexity of communication: regulation of gap junctions by post-translational modification', Frontiers in Pharmacology, vol. 4, 130, pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2013.00130

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Axelsen, L. N., Callø, K., von Holstein-Rathlou, N-H., & Nielsen, M. S. (2013). Managing the complexity of communication: regulation of gap junctions by post-translational modification. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 4, 1-18. [130]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2013.00130

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Axelsen LN, Callø K, von Holstein-Rathlou N-H, Nielsen MS. Managing the complexity of communication: regulation of gap junctions by post-translational modification. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2013 Oct;4:1-18. 130. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2013.00130

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Axelsen, Lene Nygaard ; Callø, Kirstine ; von Holstein-Rathlou, Niels-Henrik ; Nielsen, Morten S. / Managing the complexity of communication: regulation of gap junctions by post-translational modification. In: Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2013 ; Vol. 4. pp. 1-18.

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