Etiopathogenetic defect of malignant hyperthermia: Hypersensitive calcium-release channel of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum

Peter J. O’Brien1
1Department of Pathology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

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