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. 2014 Mar 15;592(6):1179-80.
doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.270181.

Is carotid body denervation the silver bullet for heart failure?

Blair D Johnson  1 , Jacqueline K Limberg
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Is carotid body denervation the silver bullet for heart failure?

Blair D Johnson et al. J Physiol. .
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