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. 1964 Jul;172(1):1–18. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1964.sp007399

Stimulus—secretion coupling in a neurosecretory organ: the role of calcium in the release of vasopressin from the neurohypophysis

W W Douglas, A M Poisner
PMCID: PMC1368899  PMID: 14195691

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