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. 1963 Jan;165(1):98–116. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1963.sp007045

The spontaneous and evoked release of acetylcholine from the cerebral cortex

J F Mitchell
PMCID: PMC1359259  PMID: 16992137

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