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Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction Volume 19, 1999 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Selective Alkylation of Rat Urinary Bladder Muscarinic Receptors with 4-DAMP Mustard Reveals a Contractile Function for the M2 Muscarinic Receptor

A. S. Braverman Department of Urology and Pharmacology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3400 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140
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M. R. Ruggieri Department of Urology and Pharmacology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3400 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140
Pages 819-833 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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