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Calcium release in skeletal muscle: from K+ contractures to Ca2+ sparks

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Caputo, C. Calcium release in skeletal muscle: from K+ contractures to Ca2+ sparks. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 22, 485–504 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015062914947

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