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L-CARNITINE DOES NOT EXERT ANY IN VITRO RELAXANT EFFECT IN GUINEA PIG TRACHEA, LUNG PARENCHYMA AND HUMAN BRONCHIAL TISSUE

Nevin Uzuner Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Dokuz Eylul University, Balcova, Izmir, Turkey
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Salih Kavukcu Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Dokuz Eylul University, Balcova, Izmir, Turkey
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Özkan Karaman Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Dokuz Eylul University, Balcova, Izmir, Turkey
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Şebnem Apaydin Center for Drug R&D and Pharmacokinetic Applications, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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Esin Göldeli Center for Drug R&D and Pharmacokinetic Applications, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
Pages 485-492 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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