Calcium handling and purinoceptor subtypes involved in ATP-induced contraction in rat small mesenteric arteries.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Physiology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0022-3751
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021338