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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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