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A Proposed Dual Neurohumoral Role of Acetylcholine: Its Functions at the Pre- and Post-Synaptic Sites

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KOELLE, G. A Proposed Dual Neurohumoral Role of Acetylcholine: Its Functions at the Pre- and Post-Synaptic Sites. Nature 190, 208–211 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/190208a0

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