Identification of the components of excitatory junction potentials in the guinea pig vas deferens

Electro- and Magnetobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 215-233

  Manchanda, R ^a   Venkateswarlu, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Junction potentials; Neurotransmission; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031503359     PISSN: 10619526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368379709015654     Document Type: Article

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