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. 1967 Aug;30(3):612–619. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1967.tb02167.x

The effect of amethocaine on acetylcholine-induced depolarization and catecholamine secretion in the adrenal chromaffin cell.

W W Douglas, T Kanno
PMCID: PMC1557303  PMID: 6050500

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