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. 2007 Dec 15;585(Pt 3):645-7.

doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.145755. Epub 2007 Oct 11.

The neurophysiology of neurosecretory cells

William E Armstrong¹

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¹ Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Neuroscience Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 855 Monroe Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA. warmstrong@utmem.edu

PMID: 17932139
PMCID: PMC2375519
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.145755

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The neurophysiology of neurosecretory cells

William E Armstrong. J Physiol. 2007.

. 2007 Dec 15;585(Pt 3):645-7.

doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.145755. Epub 2007 Oct 11.

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William E Armstrong¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Neuroscience Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 855 Monroe Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA. warmstrong@utmem.edu

PMID: 17932139
PMCID: PMC2375519
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.145755

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