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. 1960 Jun;152(1):141–158. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1960.sp006476

The action of acetylcholine on conduction in mammalian non-myelinated fibres and its prevention by anticholinesterase

Christine J Armett, J M Ritchie
PMCID: PMC1363302  PMID: 13794290

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