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. 1958 Aug 6;142(3):420–437. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1958.sp006027

Excitation and conduction in the smooth muscle of the isolated taenia coli of the guinea-pig

Edith Bülbring, G Burnstock, Mollie E Holman

PMCID: PMC1356753 PMID: 13576445

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