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Effect of Non-narcotic Analgesics on Membrane Permeability of Molluscan Neurones

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IT is difficult to study how analgesics act: not only are the pharmacokinetics complex, but assessment of drug activity is subjective. Certain discrepancies occur regarding the analgesic potency of several compounds and also disagreement concerning their site of action1–4. No proposed mechanism of action2,3 is widely accepted.

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LEVITAN, H., BARKER, J. Effect of Non-narcotic Analgesics on Membrane Permeability of Molluscan Neurones. Nature New Biology 239, 55–57 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio239055a0

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