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. 1972 Jun 1;53(3):849–853. doi: 10.1083/jcb.53.3.849

POSTSYNAPTIC SPECIALIZATION OF SMOOTH MUSCLE AT CLOSE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTIONS IN THE GUINEA PIG SPHINCTER PUPILLAE

Yasuo Uehara 1, Geoffrey Burnstock 1
PMCID: PMC2108775  PMID: 5028264

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