Connexin channel modulators and their mechanisms of action.

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Published in Neuropharmacology on April 15, 2013

Authors

Vytas K Verselis1, Miduturu Srinivas2

Author Affiliations

1: Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
2: Department of Biological and Vision Sciences, SUNY College of Optometry, 33 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036, USA. Electronic address: msrinivas@sunyopt.edu.

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