Advances in parasympathetic control of heart rate and cardiac function

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 155-161

  Mendelowitz, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

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EID: 0033418683     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1999.14.4.155     Document Type: Article

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