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Ritchie, J.M., Rogart, R.B. (1977). The binding of saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin to excitable tissue. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 79. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 79. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0037088

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