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. 1958 Jan 23;140(1):156–167. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1958.sp005924

A method for studying the effects of ions and drugs on the resting and action potentials in smooth muscle with external electrodes

G Burnstock, R W Straub
PMCID: PMC1358718  PMID: 13514658

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