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SPONTANEOUS electrical and mechanical activity of smooth muscle from the portal vein of the rat were recorded simultaneously for the purpose of determining the relationship of membrane potential to tension development.
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FUNAKI, S., BOHR, D. Electrical and Mechanical Activity of Isolated Vascular Smooth Muscle of the Rat. Nature 203, 192–194 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203192b0
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