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Role of Sulphydril Groups in the Action of Acetylcholine and Inhibition of the Vagus Nerve

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WORK on the chemical constitution and fine molecular structure of protein bodies has appreciably advanced our knowledge of the nature of the process of the reversible denaturation of protein bodies, which underlies a number of fundamental biological phenomena, including those of muscular contraction.

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KOSCHTOJANZ, C., TURPAJEW, T. Role of Sulphydril Groups in the Action of Acetylcholine and Inhibition of the Vagus Nerve. Nature 158, 837–838 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158837b0

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