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A Hippocampal-Based Biosensor for Neurotoxins Detection and Classification Using a Novel Short-Term Plasticity Quantification Method

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Gholmieh, G., Courellis, S., Marmarelis, V., Baudry, M., Berger, T.W. (2006). A Hippocampal-Based Biosensor for Neurotoxins Detection and Classification Using a Novel Short-Term Plasticity Quantification Method. In: Taketani, M., Baudry, M. (eds) Advances in Network Electrophysiology. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25858-2_12

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