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cAMP-independent relaxation of smooth muscle cells via Gs-coupled receptors

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Peters, S.L.M., Michel, M.C. cAMP-independent relaxation of smooth muscle cells via Gs-coupled receptors. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch Pharmacol 368, 329–330 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-003-0816-2

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