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. 1977 Jun;18(3):358–359. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(77)85622-1

A unitary theory of anesthesia based on lateral phase separations in nerve membranes [proceedings]

J R Trudell
PMCID: PMC1473302  PMID: 890034

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