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    G. D. S. Hirst, S. De Gleria & D. F. van Helden

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Hirst, G.D.S., De Gleria, S. & van Helden, D.F. Neuromuscular transmission in arterioles. Experientia 41, 874–879 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01970004

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