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. 1962 Jun;162(1):54–75. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1962.sp006914

Spontaneous mechanical and electrical activity of stretched and unstretched intestinal smooth muscle cells and their response to sympathetic-nerve stimulation

J S Gillespie
PMCID: PMC1359639  PMID: 13898636

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