Decrease of muscle rigidity by dimethylaminoadamantan (DMMA) in intercollicularly decerebrated cats.

K H Sontag; P Wand

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Decrease of muscle rigidity by dimethylaminoadamantan (DMMA) in intercollicularly decerebrated cats.

K H Sontag·P Wand

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K H Sontag, P Wand. 1973. Decrease of muscle rigidity by dimethylaminoadamantan (DMMA) in intercollicularly decerebrated cats.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4273935/

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