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β-Adrenoceptors and potassium channels

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    Albert Ferro

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Ferro, A. β-Adrenoceptors and potassium channels. Naunyn-Schmied Arch Pharmacol 373, 183–185 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-006-0065-2

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