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. 2004 Apr;48(2):153-74.

doi: 10.1017/s0025727300000090.

"Receptive substances": John Newport Langley (1852-1925) and his path to a receptor theory of drug action

Andreas-Holger Maehle¹

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¹ Centre for the History of Medicine and Disease, Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham, Queen's Campus, University Boulevard, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6BH, United Kingdom.

PMID: 15151102
PMCID: PMC546337
DOI: 10.1017/s0025727300000090

"Receptive substances": John Newport Langley (1852-1925) and his path to a receptor theory of drug action

Andreas-Holger Maehle. Med Hist. 2004 Apr.

. 2004 Apr;48(2):153-74.

doi: 10.1017/s0025727300000090.

Author

Andreas-Holger Maehle¹

Affiliation

¹ Centre for the History of Medicine and Disease, Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham, Queen's Campus, University Boulevard, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6BH, United Kingdom.

PMID: 15151102
PMCID: PMC546337
DOI: 10.1017/s0025727300000090

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