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Paintal, A.S. (1963). Vagal afferent fibres. In: Ergebnisse der physiologie biologischen chemie und experimentellen pharmakologie. Ergebnisse der Physiologie, biologischen Chemie und experimentellen Pharmakologie, vol 52. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0115458

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