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The Faculty of Medicine - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Rahamimoff Hannah

Researchers

 Last updated September 2023 - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 

List of Publications

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Rahamimoff H, Elbaz B, Valitsky M, Khatib M, Eskin-Schwartz M, Elmaz D. Immunosuppressive drugs, immunophilins, and functional expression of NCX isoforms. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology [Internet]. 2013;961:275–87. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84873583146&doi=10.1007%252f978-1-4614-4756-6_23&partnerID=40&md5=4919c33fd07f9aabad14c7fc715d4abd

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Elbaz B, Valitsky M, Davidov G, Rahamimoff H. Cyclophilin A is involved in functional expression of the Na +-Ca2+ exchanger NCX1. Biochemistry [Internet]. 2010;49(35):7634–42. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77956136020&doi=10.1021%252fbi1008722&partnerID=40&md5=c054cfa0888a958e3da67f3a32a53a5f

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Elbaz B, Alperovitch A, Gottesman MM, Kimchi-Sarfaty C, Rahamimoff H. Modulation of Na+-Ca2+ exchanger expression by immunosuppressive drugs is isoform-specific. Molecular Pharmacology [Internet]. 2008;73(4):1254–63. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-41149163243&doi=10.1124%252fmol.107.041582&partnerID=40&md5=e5bcee2381b52490a674d1283b92c831

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Rahamimoff H, Elbaz B, Alperovich A, Kimchi-Sarfaty C, Gottesman MM, Lichtenstein Y, et al. Cyclosporin A-dependent downregulation of the Na+/Ca 2+ exchanger expression. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences [Internet]. 2007;1099:204–14. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-34248551135&doi=10.1196%252fannals.1387.046&partnerID=40&md5=c93243b26f0de02fb6cdff7ee07d10ae

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Rahamimoff H, Alperovitz A, Kimchi-Sarfaty C, Elbaz B, Kasir J. Can cyclosporin A (CsA) - Dependent down regulation of the Na +-Ca2+ exchanger provide an explanation for the drug related clinical complications? Autonomic and Autacoid Pharmacology [Internet]. 2006;26(1):70. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33644945490&partnerID=40&md5=0d0b737017f30a2fe82bb88a48951b8d

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Kimchi-Sarfaty C, Kasir J, Ambudkar SV, Rahamimoff H. Transport activity and surface expression of the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger NCX1 are inhibited by the immunosuppressive agent cyclosporin A and by the nonimmunosuppressive agent PSC833. Journal of Biological Chemistry [Internet]. 2002;277(4):2505–10. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0037169491&doi=10.1074%252fjbc.M109154200&partnerID=40&md5=d9a307bdd28502a4e26deb03352639ca

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Rahamimoff H, Ren X, Kimchi-Sarfaty C, Ambudkar S, Kasir J. NCX1 surface expression: A tool to identify structural elements of functional importance. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences [Internet]. 2002;976:176–86. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0036968874&doi=10.1111%252fj.1749-6632.2002.tb04739.x&partnerID=40&md5=497c3c4c281f19024274f346b685a169

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Ren X, Kasir J, Rahamimoff H. Cysteine residues are important for functional expression of the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger NCX1 in HEK 293 cells. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences [Internet]. 2002;976:89. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0036968871&doi=10.1111%252fj.1749-6632.2002.tb04721.x&partnerID=40&md5=b5889d45d238ac50df4e02b72e14b34a

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Ren X, Kasir J, Rahamimoff H. The Transport Activity of the Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger NCX1 Expressed in HEK 293 Cells is Sensitive to Covalent Modification of Intracellular Cysteine Residues by Sulfhydryl Reagents. Journal of Biological Chemistry [Internet]. 2001;276(12):9572–9. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0035937745&doi=10.1074%252fjbc.M007823200&partnerID=40&md5=36a2c1993672d7e04743a14c1871056f

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Kasir J, Ren X, Furman I, Rahamimoff H. Truncation of the C terminus of the rat brain Na+-Ca2+ exchanger RBE- 1 (NCX1.4) impairs surface expression of the protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry [Internet]. 1999;274(35):24873–80. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0033609954&doi=10.1074%252fjbc.274.35.24873&partnerID=40&md5=8b931696a1f4f77782e6840fae58d99a

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Cook O, Low W, Rahamimoff H. Membrane topology of the rat brain Na+-Ca2+ exchanger. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes [Internet]. 1998;1371(1):40–52. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0032557189&doi=10.1016%2fS0005-2736%2897%2900272-1&partnerID=40&md5=42afb675018b73e08042ff68d7a0d37b

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Rahamimoff H, Low W, Cook O, Furman I, Kasir J, Vatashski R. The structural basis of Na+-Ca2+ exchange activity. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences [Internet]. 1996;779:29–36. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0030009896&doi=10.1111%252fj.1749-6632.1996.tb44767.x&partnerID=40&md5=d10d9fec182daa6c4cb328b7198d4dd2

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Furman I, Cook O, Kasir J, Low W, Rahamimoff H. The putative ammo-terminal signal peptide of the cloned rat brain Na+-Ca2+ exchanger gene (RBE-1) is not mandatory for functional expression. Journal of Biological Chemistry [Internet]. 1995;270(32):19120–7. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0029077061&doi=10.1074%252fjbc.270.32.19120&partnerID=40&md5=98702eaf65cfe09dbb7c5052bb23e8f1

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Furman I, Cook O, Kasir J, Rahamimoff H. Cloning of two isoforms of the rat brain Na+Ca+ exchanger gene and their functional expression in HeLa cells. FEBS Letters [Internet]. 1993;319(1–2):105–9. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0027500310&doi=10.1016%2f0014-5793%2893%2980046-W&partnerID=40&md5=2aa3ed9c861b1bcd9c2630711daedf25

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Low W, Kasir J, Rahamimoff H. Cloning of the rat heart Na+ -Ca2+ exchanger and its functional expression in HeLa cells. FEBS Letters [Internet]. 1993;316(1):63–7. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0027439473&doi=10.1016%2f0014-5793%2893%2981737-K&partnerID=40&md5=7b5742afdd97bd02f78499e2c8d8b9bc

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Low W, Brawarnick N, Rahamimoff H. The inhibitory effect of Mn2+ on the ATP-dependent Ca2+ pump in rat brain synaptic plasma membrane vesicles. Biochemical Pharmacology [Internet]. 1991;42(8):1537–43. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0025923628&doi=10.1016%2f0006-2952%2891%2990422-2&partnerID=40&md5=c392f6f3d4aba8b766f3c3bcbd940589

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Dahan D, Spanier R, Rahamimoff H. The modulation of rat brain Na+-Ca2+ exchange by K+. Journal of Biological Chemistry [Internet]. 1991;266(4):2067–75. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0025812776&partnerID=40&md5=efa58e20e1d9f8f3fd905cdf0286aaef

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Tessari M, Rahamimoff H. Na+-Ca2+ exchange activity in synaptic plasma membranes derived from the electric organ of Torpedo ocellata. BBA - Biomembranes [Internet]. 1991;1066(2):208–18. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0025815777&doi=10.1016%2f0005-2736%2891%2990188-E&partnerID=40&md5=3c1281959914e5e2db7fad685e7134c6

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RAHAMIMOFF H, DAHAN D, FURMAN I, SPANIER R, TESSARI M. Molecular and Mechanistic Heterogeneity of the Na+ ‐ Ca2+ Exchanger. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences [Internet]. 1991;639(1):210–21. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0026378677&doi=10.1111%252fj.1749-6632.1991.tb17308.x&partnerID=40&md5=6dbe012e2ef2fdcfc667500cd588ea34

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Furman I, Rahamimoff H. The expression of rat brain synaptic plasma membrane Na+-Ca2+ exchange activity in Xenopus oocytes. Brain Research [Internet]. 1990;532(1–2):41–6. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0025123366&doi=10.1016%2f0006-8993%2890%2991739-4&partnerID=40&md5=295c0e88a752bae6cb28873c7b6bc0a3

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Hermoni-Levine M, Rahamimoff H. Role of the Phospholipid Environment in Modulating the Activity of the Rat Brain Synaptic Plasma Membrane Ca2+-ATPase. Biochemistry [Internet]. 1990;29(20):4940–50. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0025372044&doi=10.1021%252fbi00472a026&partnerID=40&md5=c11711e97e29239ebf681f39b6f845c5

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Rahamimoff H. Na+–Ca2+ exchanger: The elusive protein. Current Topics in Cellular Regulation [Internet]. 1990;31(C):241–71. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0025663946&doi=10.1016%252fB978-0-12-152831-7.50009-3&partnerID=40&md5=55b5338218e65ac4d98cbacbf052d061

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Barzilai A, Spanier R, Rahamimoff H. Immunological identification of the synaptic plasma membrane Na+-Ca2+ exchanger. Journal of Biological Chemistry [Internet]. 1987;262(21):10315–20. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0023664693&partnerID=40&md5=ced336a0fc539cb7454533b0d47b1772

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Erdreich A, Rahamimoff H. The possible involvement of the phospholipid phase of membranes in mediating the effects of verapamil on Ca2+ transport. Biochemical Pharmacology [Internet]. 1987;36(11):1775–80. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0023256383&doi=10.1016%2f0006-2952%2887%2990237-1&partnerID=40&md5=15c2dacee0877dd61e65bb57e8afe835

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Barzilai A, Rahamimoff H. Stoichiometry of the Sodium-Calcium Exchanger in Nerve Terminals. Biochemistry [Internet]. 1987;26(19):6113–8. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0023253197&doi=10.1021%252fbi00393a025&partnerID=40&md5=f9c47af254e2dba88a1aad645e5d5bd7

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Hermoni M, Barzilai A, Rahamimoff H. Modulation of the Na+-Ca+ antiport by its ionic environment: The effect of lithium. Israel Journal of Medical Sciences [Internet]. 1987;23(1–2):44–8. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0023161716&partnerID=40&md5=a5c3ecf91010ecfe394e4e078e534a82

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Barzilai A, Rahamimoff H. Studies on the mechanism of action of purified and reconsititued Na+-Ca2+ exchanger from nerve terminals. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology [Internet]. 1986;6(Supplement):7–14. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84948849953&doi=10.1515%252fJBCPP.1986.6.S1.7&partnerID=40&md5=6e9ffcfe9dc4afc54db16596aa73eec7

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Erdreich A, Rahamimoff H. The inhibition of Ca uptake in cardiac membrane vesicles by verapamil. Biochemical Pharmacology [Internet]. 1984;33(14):2315–23. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0021255979&doi=10.1016%2f0006-2952%2884%2990672-5&partnerID=40&md5=005178a9358d2a51094d336c6c6b4359

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Rahamimoff H, Spanier R. The asymmetric effect of lanthanides on Na+-gradient-dependent Ca2+ transport in synaptic plasma membrane vesicles. BBA - Biomembranes [Internet]. 1984;773(2):279–89. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0021125887&doi=10.1016%2f0005-2736%2884%2990092-0&partnerID=40&md5=86c490f4cd6a89af1ddbea31931ec0db

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Ramu A, Spanier R, Rahamimoff H, Fuks Z. Restoration of doxorubicin responsiveness in doxorubicin-resistant p388 murine leukaemia cells. British Journal of Cancer [Internet]. 1984;50(4):501–7. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0021149466&doi=10.1038%252fbjc.1984.207&partnerID=40&md5=1d4f73166ad9c4d52999ecb8f90a0c7a

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Papazian DM, Rahamimoff H, Goldin SM. Partial purification and functional identification of a calmodulin-activated, adenosine 5’-triphosphate-dependent calcium pump from synaptic plasma membranes. Journal of Neuroscience [Internet]. 1984;4(8):1933–43. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0021125446&doi=10.1523%252fjneurosci.04-08-01933.1984&partnerID=40&md5=3cf5deb05a5fba47adc3c05260493ce2

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Chan SY, Hess EJ, Rahamimoff H, Goldin SM. Purification and immunological characterization of a calcium pump from bovine brain synaptosomal vesicles. Journal of Neuroscience [Internet]. 1984;4(6):1468–78. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0021125310&doi=10.1523%252fjneurosci.04-06-01468.1984&partnerID=40&md5=3a170ce9bfe2244bbe9d6b0a28f57849

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Barzilai A, Spanier R, Rahamimoff H. Isolation, purification, and reconstitution of the Na+ gradient-dependent Ca2+ transporter (Na+-Ca2+ exchanger) from brain synaptic plasma membranes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Internet]. 1984;81(20 I):6521–5. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0011222079&doi=10.1073%252fpnas.81.20.6521&partnerID=40&md5=5f0e5bad53f27282d33d98b6a40704c3

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Erdreich A, Spanier R, Rahamimoff H. The inhibition of Na-dependent Ca uptake by verapamil in synaptic plasma membrane vesicles. European Journal of Pharmacology [Internet]. 1983;90(2–3):193–202. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0020628764&doi=10.1016%2f0014-2999%2883%2990237-6&partnerID=40&md5=db3eadb563228db9b437f890ec7331a9

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Barzilai A, Rahamimoff H. Inhibition of Ca2+-transport ATPase from synaptosomal vesicles by flavonoids. BBA - Biomembranes [Internet]. 1983;730(2):245–54. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0020611219&doi=10.1016%2f0005-2736%2883%2990340-1&partnerID=40&md5=1d062526898ce99fc7d577ab82c0e79c

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Goldin SM, Chan SY, Papazian DM, Hess EJ, Rahamimoff H. Purification and characterization of ATP-dependent calcium pumps from synaptosomes. Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology [Internet]. 1983;48 Pt 1:287–95. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0021000668&doi=10.1101%252fsqb.1983.048.01.031&partnerID=40&md5=b61b5d300b95695ffd0767d90fc3594a

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Barzilai A, Rahamimoff H. Studies on the mechanism of action of quercetin and other flavones on calcium transport systems in nerve terminals. Israel Journal of Medical Sciences [Internet]. 1982;18(6):2. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0019972277&partnerID=40&md5=c3e8106983af0da8c495eced8d3cbd21

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Rahamimoff H, Abramovitz E, Papazian D, Goldin SM, Spanier R. Calcium transport systems in nerve terminals. Studies on membrane vesicles. Journal de Physiologie [Internet]. 1980;76(5):487–95. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0018961163&partnerID=40&md5=1ca7626804e0a3552f16747e556f52e3

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Rahamimoff R, Lev-Tov A, Meiri H, Rahamimoff H, Nussinovitch I. Regulation of acetylcholine liberation from presynaptic nerve terminals. Monographs in neural sciences [Internet]. 1980;7:3–18. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0019249089&partnerID=40&md5=23ba324eb9aff8ef8a17c802d4ceaf22

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Rahamimoff H, Spanier R. Sodium-dependent calcium uptake in membrane vesicles derived from rat brain synaptosomes. FEBS Letters [Internet]. 1979;104(1):111–4. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0018407972&doi=10.1016%2f0014-5793%2879%2981094-7&partnerID=40&md5=ff8e5555488d0434f845a578a86f5b19

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Papazian D, Rahamimoff H, Goldin SM. Reconstitution and purification by “transport specificity fractionation” of an ATP-dependent calcium transport component from synaptosome-derived vesicles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Internet]. 1979;76(8):3708–12. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0018649810&doi=10.1073%252fpnas.76.8.3708&partnerID=40&md5=bce8c19e5b8b27b9d3c07e5fe0a42a37

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Binah O, Meiri U, Rahamimoff H. The effects of HgCl2 and mersalyl on mechanisms regulating intracellular calcium and transmitter release. European Journal of Pharmacology [Internet]. 1978;51(4):453–7. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0018196836&doi=10.1016%2f0014-2999%2878%2990438-7&partnerID=40&md5=b846cd1b7038857d5d508ba41789b92b

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Rahamimoff H, Abramovitz E. Ca transport and ATPase activity of synaptosomal vesicles from rat brain. FEBS Letters [Internet]. 1978;92(2):163–7. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0018086516&doi=10.1016%2f0014-5793%2878%2980745-5&partnerID=40&md5=04cdab6e9ce3fed4b6b4c65db62381d8

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Rahamimoff H, Abramovitz E. Calcium transport in a vesicular membrane preparation from rat brain synaptosomes. FEBS Letters [Internet]. 1978;89(2):223–6. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0017864706&doi=10.1016%2f0014-5793%2878%2980222-1&partnerID=40&md5=0ec0e970c881105f1ba848d2974be168

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Rahamimoff R, Erulkar SD, Alnaes E, Meiri H, Rotshenker S, Rahamimoff H. Modulation of transmitter release by calcium ions and nerve impulses. Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology [Internet]. 1976;40:107–16. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0016910106&doi=10.1101%252fSQB.1976.040.01.012&partnerID=40&md5=6003d396be29406297a004a09283b73c

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Alnaes E, Meiri U, Rahamimoff H, Rahamimoff R. Proceedings: Possible role of mitochondria in transmitter release. Journal of Physiology [Internet]. 1974;241(1):30P-31P. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0016096399&partnerID=40&md5=55e90e3122831259c61ba2bb44b12a12

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Rahamimoff H, Baksht E, Lapidot Y, de Groot N. The binding of Phe-tRNAPhe and gly2Phe-tRNAPhe to reticulocyte ribosomal peptidyl sites by a mechanism not involving translocation. FEBS Letters [Internet]. 1972;22(2):249–51. Available from: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-49649133688&doi=10.1016%2f0014-5793%2872%2980056-5&partnerID=40&md5=e9bd90c87368c902001042b76bff6040