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. 1958 Jan;37(1):99–110. doi: 10.1172/JCI103590

THE EFFECT OF ACETYLCHOLINE ON THE HUMAN PULMONARY CIRCULATION UNDER NORMAL AND HYPOXIC CONDITIONS1

H W Fritts Jr 1,2,2, P Harris 1,2,3, R H Clauss 1,2, J E Odell 1,2,4, A Cournand 1,2
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