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. 1961 Dec;159(3):436–450. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1961.sp006819

The activity of pulmonary stretch receptors during bronchoconstriction, pulmonary oedema, atelectasis and breathing against a resistance

J G Widdicombe
PMCID: PMC1359543  PMID: 14006726

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