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THE heart of the mollusc Tapes turgida has been shown to be very sensitive to acetylcholine1 and provides a satisfactory alternative to the heart of Venus mercenaria, a species not found in Australia, for the assay of acetylcholine.
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CARROLL, P., CHESHER, G. Biphasic Dose-response Relationship with Acetylcholine on the Heart of the Mollusc Tapes turgida. Nature 208, 1220 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2081220a0
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