Catecholamine Uptake and Metabolism in Rat Lungs

Advances in Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue C, 1997, Pages 353-356

  Bryan Lluka, Lesley J ^a   James, Kristy M ^a   Bönisch, Heinz ^b   Pörzgen, Peter ^b   Guice, Karen S ^c   Oldham, Keith T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 77957142517     PISSN: 10543589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3589(08)60763-2     Document Type: Article

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