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Eye Of newt and toe of frog: Substance P and the charmed pot of neuropeptides

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Skrabanek, P. Eye Of newt and toe of frog: Substance P and the charmed pot of neuropeptides. I.J.M.S. 153, 47–59 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02937152

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