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Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Volume 15, 1981 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Influence of Sympathetic Tonus and Plasma Noradrenaline on Urethral Pressure

J. NordlingUrological Laboratory, Urology Department H and the Departments of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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H. H. MeyhoffUrological Laboratory, Urology Department H and the Departments of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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N. J. ChristensenUrological Laboratory, Urology Department H and the Departments of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 1-6 | Received 15 Oct 1979, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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