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. 1959 Oct;148(3):633–647. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1959.sp006312

Excitation of cholinergic vasodilator nerves to human skeletal muscles during emotional stress

D A Blair, W E Glover, A D M Greenfield, I C Roddie
PMCID: PMC1363134  PMID: 13801238

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