Activation of muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor channels by nicotinic and muscarinic agonists
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0007-1188
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702941