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Taurine-Induced Synaptic Potentiation

Dependence on extra- and intracellular calcium sources

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Del Olmo, N., Galarreta, M., Bustamante, J., del Rio, R.M., Solis, J.M. (2002). Taurine-Induced Synaptic Potentiation. In: Della Corte, L., Huxtable, R.J., Sgaragli, G., Tipton, K.F. (eds) Taurine 4. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 483. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46838-7_31

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