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. 1957 Apr 3;136(1):20–40.1. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1957.sp005741

The effect of selective inhibition of pseudocholinesterase on the spontaneous and evoked activity of the cat's cerebral cortex

J E Desmedt, G La Grutta
PMCID: PMC1358851  PMID: 13417131

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