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Vasodilation by calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and by transmural stimulation of the methoxamine-contracted rat hepatic artery after pre treatment with guanethidine

M. Bråtveit Department of Physiology, PKI, University of Bergen, Norway
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K. B. Helle Department of Physiology, PKI, University of Bergen, Norway
Pages 395-401 | Received 18 Oct 1990, Accepted 15 Feb 1991, Published online: 29 Mar 2011

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