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Arterial Dilatation and Venous Constriction Induced by Serotonin in the Elderly

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  1. Department of Nephrology, Bld. 1, C3-P, University Hospital, Rijnsburgerweg 10, 2333 AA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    G. J. Blauw & P. C. Chang

  2. Department of Clinical Research, Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. AG, Basel, Switzerland

    P. van Brummelen

  3. Hospital Pharmacy, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    P. Vermeij

  4. Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Academical Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    P. A. van Zwieten

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Blauw, G.J., van Brummelen, P., Chang, P.C. et al. Arterial Dilatation and Venous Constriction Induced by Serotonin in the Elderly. Drugs 36 (Suppl 1), 74–77 (1988). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-198800361-00012

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