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Noradrenaline (Arterenol), adrenal medullary hormone and chemical transmitter of adrenergic nerves

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v. Euler, U.S. Noradrenaline (Arterenol), adrenal medullary hormone and chemical transmitter of adrenergic nerves. Ergebnisse der Physiologie und exper. Pharmakologie 46, 261–307 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02259875

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