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Mode of action of prostacyclin in human gastric mucosa

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  1. Gastroenterologische Abteilung, Medizinische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Bergheimerstr. 58, 6900, Heidelberg, Germany

    Horst Kather MD

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Simon, B., Kather, H. Mode of action of prostacyclin in human gastric mucosa. Digest Dis Sci 24, 811–812 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01317217

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