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. 1965 Mar;177(2):263–287. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1965.sp007591

Membrane potential and ionic content in pregnant and non-pregnant rat myometrium

R Casteels, H Kuriyama
PMCID: PMC1357244  PMID: 14302154

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