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. 1959 Oct;148(3):592–614. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1959.sp006309

Excitation and depression of eccrine sweat glands by acetylcholine, acetyl-β-methylcholine and adrenaline

K J Collins, F Sargent, J S Weiner
PMCID: PMC1363131  PMID: 13849429

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