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Original Article

Effects of Trifluoperazine and Amiloride on the Extrusion of Axoplasmic Ca++ by Rapidly Adapting and Slowly Adapting Type I Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors: An Electron-Microscopic Study Using the Oxalate–Antimonate Method

Tamiko Tachibana Department of Oral Anatomy, Iwate Medical University School of Dentistry, Morioka, 020, Japan
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Tokio Nawa Department of Oral Anatomy, Iwate Medical University School of Dentistry, Morioka, 020, Japan
Pages 19-25 | Accepted 21 Jul 1993, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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