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   Ernst Niggli & Peter Lipp

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Niggli, E., Lipp, P. Subcellular restricted spaces: significance for cell signalling and excitation-contraction coupling.J Muscle Res Cell Motil 14, 288–291 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123093

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• Received: 22 October 1992
• Accepted: 26 February 1993
• Issue Date: June 1993
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123093

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