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The difference in the frequency distribution of the A and B types of atrial receptors in different laboratory animals suggests that the two types belong to functionally separate categories.
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This work was supported in part by the Airforce Office of Scientific Research, United States Airforce under Grant No. EOOAR-68-0037 and No. AFOSR-71-2149. B.N.G. and P.S.R. were supported by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and M.F. by the Indian Council of Medical Research during the investigation. We are grateful to Prof.A. S. Paintal and Dr.P. D. Gupta for advice and guidance.
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Rao, P.S., Fahim, M. & Gupta, B.N. Relative distribution of types A and B atrial receptors in dogs, cats, monkeys and rabbits. Experientia 31, 1174–1175 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326777
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