Differences between the effects of cromakalim and nifedipine on agonist-induced responses in rabbit aorta.

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Published in Br J Pharmacol on February 01, 1991

Authors

K M Bray1, A H Weston, S Duty, D T Newgreen, J Longmore, G Edwards, T J Brown

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1: Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester.

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