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‘Glycerol Effect’ and the Mechanism Linking Excitation of the Plasma Membrane with Contraction

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    MASAHIRO FUJINO, TOSHIO YAMAGUCHI & KEISHI SUZUKI

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FUJINO, M., YAMAGUCHI, T. & SUZUKI, K. ‘Glycerol Effect’ and the Mechanism Linking Excitation of the Plasma Membrane with Contraction. Nature 192, 1159–1161 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1921159a0

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