Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase causes excitation of the circular muscle in rat distal colon
✍ Scribed by NIKLASSON, L.-G. ;FASTH, S. ;HULTÉN, L. ;DELBRO, D. S.
- Book ID
- 114870265
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 175 KB
- Volume
- 144
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6772
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