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. 1959 Apr 23;146(1):185–203. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1959.sp006188

The depression of spinal neurones by γ-amino-n-butyric acid and β-alanine

D R Curtis, J W Phillis, J C Watkins
PMCID: PMC1356900  PMID: 13655226

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