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. 1962 Mar;160(3):446–460. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1962.sp006858

Spontaneous potentials at sympathetic nerve endings in smooth muscle

G Burnstock, Mollie E Holman
PMCID: PMC1359556  PMID: 13875001

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