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Electrophysiological Recordings on a Sounding Rocket: Report of a First Attempt Using Xenopus laevis Oocytes

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|Jul 2020

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Language: English
Page range: 43 - 56
Published on: Jul 21, 2020
Published by: American Society for Gravitational and Space Research
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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