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Álvarez, O., Rosenmann, E., Bezanilla, F., González, C., Latorre, R. (2005). Helical Nature of the Voltage Sensor. In: Sepúlveda, F.V., Bezanilla, F. (eds) Pumps, Transporters, and Ion Channels. Series of the Centro de Estudios Científicos. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27424-3_10
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