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Role of acetylcholine and muscarinic receptors in serotonin-induced bronchoconstriction in the mouse

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  1. Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, JLU, 35385, Giessen, Germany

    Wolfgang Kummer, Silke Wiegand, Sibel Akinci, Rainer Viktor Haberberger & Katrin Susanne Lips

  2. Division of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Alfred H. Schinkel

  3. Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, NIDDK, 20852, Bethesda, Maryland

    Jürgen Wess

  4. Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, JMU, 97070, Würzburg, Germany

    Hermann Koepsell

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Kummer, W., Wiegand, S., Akinci, S. et al. Role of acetylcholine and muscarinic receptors in serotonin-induced bronchoconstriction in the mouse. J Mol Neurosci 30, 67–68 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1385/JMN:30:1:67

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