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. 1961 May;156(3):578–590. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1961.sp006694

The effect of histamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine and acetylcholine on cutaneous afferent fibres

Nancy Fjällbrant, A Iggo
PMCID: PMC1359904  PMID: 13700092

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