The Chemical Excitation of Spinal Neurones by Certain Acidic Amino Acids

Overview

Journal J Physiol

Specialty Physiology

Date 1960 Mar 1

PMID 13813400

Citations 102

Authors

D R Curtis

J W Phillis

J C Watkins

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